Wha t is the spam?

Spam is the Internet version of unsolicited telemarketing phone calls. This bulk e-mail, or junk mail, arrives day and night in your mail program and can cause your e-mail program to clog.

Spam wastes time, clogs mail servers, and is very difficult to get rid of. Most mailboxes today are constantly flooded with SPAM - unwanted advertising of any kind. Today more than 50% of all mails worldwide are spam mails.

Why Does Spam Keep Coming?

Spam makes spammers money. It's hard to believe, but there are people out there that receive spam email, click the offer, and buy the advertised product. Now, you might think, why would anyone do that? Who knows, but they do because the spam keeps coming.

How Do Spammers Get My Email Address?

Website Harvesting

Programs are available that scan public address books on web-based email sites.

Spammers also have software that looks for email addresses embedded in websites. If you have a personal web page, an email address you post is almost guaranteed to be found by spammers. In fact, the people who receive the most spam tend to be webmasters.

Dictionary Spamming

There are also programs that combine random words and common names and pop them together in an effort to come up with valid email addresses.

The Damage Spam Can Do

• It costs you money
• It wastes your time
• It's a spyware and virus carrier

Install an Anti spam tool to kill spam

Lots of anti-spam tools are available. below I will lists some anti spam tools ,including freeware and shareware.

Anti spam tool name :F-Secure Internet Security 2006

Key Features

• Protects your computer against viruses, worms and rootkits
• Includes real-time protection against spyware
• Protects your computer against hackers
• Helps you stay free from spam e-mail
• Protects your children against unwanted Internet content
• Includes a web surfing time lock for children
• Application Control
• Easy to install and use
• The fastest protection against new virus outbreaks
• Security news

Price :

• 1 license Price: USD 59.95   
• Family package 3 licenses Price: USD 119.90 

 Certifications

• Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
• Citrix Business Alliance
•  Pillar Data Systems
• OPSEC Certification

 Website www.f-secure.com

Anti spam tool name :SpamChoke Antispam Software

Description:

SpamChoke antispam software packages are available for all Microsoft platforms. SpamChoke is offered for Windows desktops and Exchange gateway environments. SpamChoke supports all versions of MS Outlook, Outlook Express and Eudora email software in desktops and Exchange 2000 and 2003 in server platforms.

SpamChoke uses intelligent analysis to differentiate spam and clean emails. Spam mails can be configured to be filtered or deleted. Sensitivity of the filtering can be set so that up to 95% of spam emails can be filtered from the clean emails.

Price:

• Cost of single user license: US$ 29.95

Web Site:http://www.spamchoke.com/

Anti spam tool name :SpamAssassin

Description:

The NoSpamToday! product family brings the power of the award-winning open-source spam filter SpamAssassin™ to the Windows™ environment.

Its filter chain architecture makes NoSpamToday! an extensible multi-purpose SMTP/POP3 Proxy, offering unnumbered new possibilities in today's mail processing.

NoSpamToday! has a built-in attachment blocker, and its versatile filter chain architecture lets you easily integrate third-party virus checkers.

Price:

• $ 39.95

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Anti spam tool name: AlstraSoft Anti-Spam Software

•  Cost (single license): $145 (with 1 year updates)
•  Language: PHP
•  Platform: Unix, Win NT
•  Release: June 01, 2003
•  Current Version: v2.1
•  Last Update: Dec 25, 2005

Requirements

• POP3 server
•  MySQL (version 3.23 or higher) MYSQL database
• PHP (version 4.2.3 or higher)
•  IMAP Module
•  Cpanel web host (Optional for automatic email setup)
   Crontab 

 Features

• Profile Management

You can change your profile whenever needed. For example, your contact information, email address, and password.

• Email List Management

You have full control of who is allowed and not allowed to send you email. Email List Management will allow you the option of blocking anyone you wish. You can also add email addresses that you do wish to receive email from. By adding these email addresses to your 'Allow" list, these individuals will not have to click on the one-time verification link to send you email.

• Filter List Management

This feature allows you to enter keywords of your choice. If a spammer clicks on the verification link, but he also has a blocked keyword in his email, his email is bounced right back to him. With Filter List Management, you simply enter words or phrases that you do not want delivered to your inbox. You have complete control of your inbox. You can configure your inbox to reject email by Subject, To, From or Body. If you receive an email that contains one of your Blocked Keywords, you have 3 options: 1) Allow the email to be delivered to your inbox. 2) Block the email. 3) Put the email in the Pending List so that you can review it, at your convenience.

• Pending Email Management

This is the temporary storage area where the email is sent if the sender does not click on the verification link. You can choose to either allow these emails to be delivered to your inbox or you can block them. If you block the email, you will never receive email from that address again. The email will be bounced if they attempt to email you again in the future.