Haselgrove caught the Trojan because he had installed an update to Internet Explorer called Service Pack Two, which alerts the user if a virus tries to copy itself automatically. He claimed that the 20 November 2001 update of Norton Anti-virus didn...
Use ‘rules’ to filter out any spam that does creep in. Ask yourself ‘is email the best medium for my message or is there a more effective way’ (eg questions, which really require a face to face discussion), or could you use another form of...
Spam attacks and security vulnerabilities have prompted Microsoft to plan to turn off its troublesome Windows Messenger service in the next Windows XP update. The next update, Windows XP Service Pack 2, is due in the first half of 2004.
The company will now give all customers the option of installing Intelligent Message Filtering, a spam-blocking add-on for the company's Exchange 2003 email server. Lees also promised future enhancements in spam blocking through Email Caller ID, a...
The two products, called Direct Mobile Messaging for Exchange 2003 Service Pack 2, and Messaging and Security Feature Pack for Windows Mobile 5, allow administrators to lay down security policies and load software to remote devices.
While emails can sit on a server for an extra hour to go through a spam filter, calls must be routed to the recipient instantly. Spammers are already targeting users of all IM systems with spim (spam over instant messaging) and the fact many...