FREE Spam Filtering
Warning:
Spam e-mails are not only annoying and time
consuming, but they’re also becoming more
dangerous to your personal privacy and the
security of your computer. Millions of computer
users are getting infected, spoofed, and tricked
by spam e-mails every year, forcing the user to
pay hefty fees to clean and restore their PCs
back to working order.
There are 3
NEW dangers that all computer users must be
aware of:
1. An
increase in hijacked and spoofed e-mail
addresses.
Spammers have discovered new ways to make it
appear as though their spam e-mail is coming
from YOUR computer. This could result in having
your Internet connection terminated or put on
hold by your ISP - all without your knowledge.
That is why good spam blocking software will not
only block inbound spam from your inbox, but
also unauthorized outbound spam from your
serves.
2. An
increase in viruse-carrying spam.
Accidentally open a spam e-mail carrying a nasty
virus and you can end up with big problems
ranging from the slowing of your system to more
serious threats such as system crashes, data
loss, identity theft, redirecting your web
browser to porn sites, and more.
3.
Phishing spam.
A phishing e-mail appears to be a legitimate
e-mail from a bank, vendor, friend, or other
trusted source. The purpose is to trick you into
giving confidential information such as bank
accounts, social security numbers, passwords,
and credit card information. You’ve probably
already received a PayPal or bank spam e-mail
that said your account was going to be closed
unless you verified your information. It then
directs you to a very convincing web site where
you input certain information the spammer is
trying to glean. In reality, this is a malicious
third party that is going to use your
information to open credit card accounts, access
your account, steal money, and cause you other
major identity and financial problems.
So what
can we do about this?
First and
foremost, it’s absolutely critical that you get
a quality spam blocking software installed as a
first line of defense. New government
regulations haven’t done a single thing towards
preventing or stopping spammers so the
responsibility lies on your shoulders.
Next, you
want to make sure you don’t throw yourself under
the bus by getting on a spammers list in the
first place. Once you’re on a spammer’s list,
it’s impossible to get off; and changing your
e-mail address can be a major inconvenience
especially if you rely on it to stay in touch
with important business and personal contacts.
To reduce
the chances of your e-mail address getting on a
spammer’s list, here are 5 simple preventative
measures you can take that will go a long way in
keeping not-so-delicious spam out of your
in-box.
1. Use a disposable e-mail address.
If you buy
products online or occasionally subscribe to web
sites that interest you, chances are you’re
going to get spammed.
To avoid
your main e-mail address from ending up on their
broadcast list, set up a free Internet e-mail
address with Hotmail or Juno and use it when
buying or opting in to online newsletters. You
can also use a throwaway e-mail address when
making purchases or subscribing to newsletters
(see #4 below).
2. Pay attention to check boxes that
automatically opt you in.
Whenever you subscribe to a web site or make a
purchase online, be very watchful of small,
pre-checked boxes that say, “Yes! I want to
receive offers from third party companies.”
If you do
not un-check the box to opt-out, your e-mail
address can (and will) be sold to every online
advertiser. To avoid this from happening,
simply take a closer look at every online form
you fill out.
3. Don’t post your main e-mail address on your
web site, web forums, or newsgroups.
Spammers
have special programs that can glean e-mail
addresses from web sites without your
permission. If you are posting to a web forum or
newsgroup, use your disposable e-mail address
instead of your main e-mail address.
If you want
to post an e-mail address on your home page, use
“info@” and have all replies forwarded to a
folder in your in-box that won’t
interfere with your
main address.
4. Create throwaway e-mail accounts.
If you own a web domain, all mail going to an
address at your domain is probably set up to
come directly to you by default. For example,
an e-mail addressed to
anything@yourdomain.com will be delivered to
your in-box.
This is a great way to fight spam without
missing out on important e-mails you want to
get. The next time you sign up for a newsletter,
use the title of the web site in your e-mail
address. For example, if the web site is titled
“www.greatwidgets.com,” enter "greatwidgets@yourdomain.com"
as your e-mail address. If you get spammed, look
at what address the spam was sent to.
If greatwidgets@yourdomain.com shows up as the
original recipient, you know the source since
that e-mail address was unique to that web site.
Now you can easily stop the spam by making any
e-mail sent to that address bounce back to the
sender.
5. Don’t open, reply to or try to opt-out of
obvious spam e-mails.
Opening,
replying to, or even clicking a bogus opt-out
link in an obvious spam e-mail signals that your
e-mail address is active, and more spam will
follow.
The only
time it is safe to click on the opt-out link or
reply to the e-mail is when the message was sent
from a company you know or do business with (for
example, a company that you purchase from or a
newsletter you subscribed to).
How To Permanently Stop Spam From
Taking Over Your Inbox
As we
said earlier, spam has become more than an
aggravation; it now poses a serious threat to
your computer and your personal security. While
the above tips will help some, the only way to
permanently stop spam is to install an
industrial strength spam filter.
But
beware!
Not all
spam blockers are created equal, and some can
end up blocking important e-mails you want to
receive and be a pain in the neck to manage. At
a minimum, your spam filtering software should:
-
Make
sure your spam filter automatically blocks
e-mails coming from invalid e-mail addresses
to your domain.
Almost 90% of spam is sent to invalid e-mail
addresses at a domain. What is an invalid
e-mail? Any e-mail address that is not set
up or assigned to a user. For example, you
may have 3 e-mail accounts in your
organization; one for mary@, one for john@,
and one for yourname@. A spammer will often
send spam to “info@” or “admin@” your domain
knowing that it will get through.
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User
control.
Make sure your spam blocking software allows
each user to configure their own rules of
what should be blocked and what should pass
through; after all, one man’s trash is
another man’s treasure! Some spam filters
only allow for a “one-size-fits-all”
approach and require that an administrator
set the rules for a particular inbox. This
can be frustrating and time consuming.
Ideally,
the BEST way to determine if a spam filter is
right for you is through a free trial. That’s
why we offer all of our clients a free month of
spam filtering with our [name of spam filter].
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email us at
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soon as we receive your request, we’ll contact
you to set up spam filtering on your inbox for
30 days for FREE.
If
at the end of the 30-day period you absolutely
LOVE your new spam-free inbox (and we’re
confident you will), we can set you up with a
permanent spam-filtering account.
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