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BizReport | Search Marketing September 17, 2009

ClickForensics IDs new botnet

As if advertising didn't have enough pitfalls, a new click fraud botnet has been identified by ClickForensics; the botnet, they believe is linked to the recent NYTimes.com 'malvertising attack' which took over computers in order to commit the fraud. ClickForensics... >>

BizReport | Internet April 01, 2009

MessageLabs: March sees big rise in malicious websites

Almost 3,000 potentially malicious websites were blocked each day by MessageLabs during March this year. That's almost three times the number blocked during February. ... >>

BizReport | Search Marketing January 29, 2009

Click Forensics: Click Fraud rises to 17%

In Q4 2008 click fraud reaches it's highest level - yet. According to new data from Click Forensics the click fraud rate reached 17.1% for the quarter with traffic from botnets accounting for more than 30% of all fraudulent clicks;... >>

BizReport | Email Marketing December 17, 2008

Cisco: Majority of email is spam

Spam accounts for nearly 200 billion messages each day, approximately 90% of global email, according to the recently released 2008 edition of the Cisco annual security report. ... >>

BizReport | Internet November 27, 2008

Spam decrease short-lived after McColo closure

Many said that, despite a major host of spamming services being shut down a fortnight ago, spam would again begin to rise, even though dramatic drops had been witnessed. And it seems they have been proved right.... >>

BizReport | Email Marketing November 12, 2008

Researchers turn spammers to investigate economies of spam

Researchers at the University of California hijacked an infamous botnet to ascertain the success of spam and recorded a much lower success rate than anticipated.... >>