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New Reason to Avoid Unsubscribe Links in Email Newsletters

Posted by TimSlavin at October 11, 2004

"We've always been told that trying to "opt-out" from spam messages is probably a bad idea.  Spam filtering firm MessageLabs now says there's a new reason not to click—spammers are starting to sneak special code into that opt-out link which turns the spam recipient into an unwitting accomplice. The link is really a clever trick designed to turn the victim's computer into a zombie that can be used to send out more spam."

This article from MSNBC describes a new trick spammers hide in the unsubscribe link. It is yet another reason to not open email from senders you do not know or recognize.
URLs:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6208701/

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