Audio Spam: The Latest Spam Threat Audio Spam: The Latest Spam Threat

It was only a matter of time. Det var kun et spørgsmål om tid. As security filters improve, spam has to find new ways of slipping through email filters. Som sikkerhed filtre forbedre, spam er at finde nye måder at glide gennem e-mail-filtre. While image spam and PDF file formats are common, audio spam is the latest twist in spam mail. Mens billedet spam-og PDF-fil-formater er fælles, lyd-spam er den seneste drejning i spam-mail. Spammers are now using MP3 file attachments to bypass increasingly sophisticated filters. Spammere bruger nu MP3-vedhæftede filer til omgå stadig mere sofistikerede filtre.

The MP3 files appear with names likes justintimberlake.mp3, weddingsong.mp3, beatles.MP3, listentothis.MP3 and bspears.MP3 which entice innocent users to click on the files. MP3-filer vises med navne lide justintimberlake.mp3, weddingsong.mp3, beatles.MP3, listentothis.MP3 og bspears.MP3 der lokker uskyldige brugere til at klikke på filer. They also appear in the form of mobile phone ringtones or answering machine tones. De skal også vise sig i form af mobiltelefon ringetoner eller telefonsvarer toner. The files range in size from 88KB to 150KB. De filer, der varierer i størrelse fra 88KB til 150KB. Audio spam has risen from a virtual unknown to a promising star by dominating ten percent of all spam traffic. Audio spam er steget fra en virtuel ukendt for en lovende stjerne ved at dominere ti procent af alle spam-trafik.

The latest MP3 file that flood inboxes around the world features an eerie and spooky female voice touting the stock of Exit Only, a website operator that runs Text4Cars.com, which connects auto buyers and sellers via text messages. Den nyeste MP3-fil, oversvømmelse indbakker verden over har en sælsom og uhyggelig kvindelig stemme touting bestanden af Afslut Kun et websted operatør, der kører Text4Cars.com, der forbinder auto købere og sælgere via SMS-beskeder. The stocks of Exit Only are traded on the lower-standard Pink Sheets. Lagre af Afslut Kun handles på det lavere standard Pink Sheets. Investigations show that the spam originated from phantom servers or hijacked computer networks that had been inadvertently turned into spam-sending machines without the owner's knowledge. Undersøgelser viser, at spam stammer fra fantom servere eller stjålet edb-net, der uforvarende var blevet forvandlet til spam-sende maskiner uden ejerens viden.

Like the image spam, the MP3 spam is used to appeal to listeners to invest in a penny stock. Ligesom billedet spam, er den MP3-spam, der anvendes til at appellere til lyttere til at investere i en øre lager. When large numbers of investors click on the file, the shares jump in value. Når et stort antal investorer, skal du klikke på filen, aktierne hoppe i værdi. The originators of the scheme then dump their shares for a huge profit in what is called the pump-and-dump scheme. Ophavsmændene til ordningen, så dumpe deres aktier til en stor fortjeneste i, hvad der kaldes pump-and-dump ordningen.

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