Software filters to squash spam

Pt. 2 of 5 | 2:30 |

Can Email Spam

Tuesday August 18, 2009

Most

email clients

have built in some form of

spam protection

. Most anti-virus programs also offer

spam filtering

. This protection is designed to "filter" out unwanted email. While it may not catch all

email spam

, it's a great first step and generally, the least intrusive method for dealing with spam and other junk email.

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Show Notes

- There are many software programs designed to filter out spam.

-SPAMFighter Pro
- MailWasher Free
Spam Monitor
Mail Guard

- Most anti-virus and anti-spyware products now also offer

spam filtering

.

- This includes products from McAfee, Symantec, BitDefender, Kapersky, and more.

- Software filters use lists of known spammers, known keywords, and known patterns to help detect spam.

- Bayesian helps "learn" what is wanted email and what is spam
as you interact with your inbox.

- Spammers use many tricks to defeat software filters.

- Among these tricks are misleading URL's, bogus To and From addresses, and more.

- Spammers infect many computers so they can use them in a giant network, called a "botnet" to send spam.

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