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Spam is the electronic version of "junk mail", unsolicited e-mail that advertises a service or product.[http://www.mywot.com/en/online-threats/spam] | Spam is the electronic version of "junk mail", unsolicited e-mail that advertises a service or product.[http://www.mywot.com/en/online-threats/spam] | ||
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Go to http://www.mywot.com/wiki/Cost_of_spam for an estimate of the true cost of spam.<br><br> | Go to http://www.mywot.com/wiki/Cost_of_spam for an estimate of the true cost of spam.<br><br> | ||
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===How do botnets enter my computer without my consent?=== | ===How do botnets enter my computer without my consent?=== | ||
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==Reporting Spam== | ==Reporting Spam== | ||
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Contents
What is Spam?
Spam is the electronic version of "junk mail", unsolicited e-mail that advertises a service or product.[1]
Go to http://www.mywot.com/wiki/Cost_of_spam for an estimate of the true cost of spam.
Can any form of spam be distributed from my computer without my consent?
Yes, botnets are a type of potentially unwanted programs (sometimes classified as malware) that may be installed without your knowledge and may use your computer as a zombie computer to distribute spam. The originator of the botnet software can control and use them for other purposes. Botnets can be removed by running the latest anti-virus or anti-spyware software or blocked by using a firewall software.
How do botnets enter my computer without my consent?
Botnets can be installed by backdoors, drive-by-downloads, web exploits, worms, viruses and Trojan Horse(s).
Reporting Spam
How to Report Spam
Spamcop maintains a guide to finding the full headers of an email address, for users of the most popular email programs. You'll need the information contained in the full email headers in order to make an accurate spam report.
Viewing the email headers, if the spam message originated from:
- Hotmail
Contacting Hotmail
email: abuse@hotmail.com- Windows Live Hotmail
email: report_spam@hotmail.com, report_spam@msn.com or report_spam@live.com
- Windows Live Hotmail
- Gmail
Google's Incident Report form - Yahoo Mail
Mail Abuse Feedback Form - Where to complain about spam that uses free email accounts that are not listed above
Where to report Spam
USA
- US Federal Trade Commission
FTC Spam site
Alternatively, forward the email with full headers to: spam@uce.gov - US Department of Justice - mainly PHISH schemes
Report Unsolicited Commercial E-Mail
Europe
- Denmark
Forbrugerombudsmanden
email: dansk@spamklage.dk (or int@spamklage.dk if sender is not from Denmark.) - France
Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des libertés
email: N/A - Italy
Italian Naming Authority
email: abuse@na.nic.it and CC info@nic.it - Netherlands
Onafhankelijke Post en Telecommunicatie Autoriteit (OPTA)
email: N/A (You may use the form on OPTA's website to report spam) - Portugal
Commissao Nacional de Proteccao de Dados Pessoais Informatizados
email: cnpdpi@mail.telepac.pt - Spain
Spanish Agency for Data Protection
email: spacontact@agpd.es
Australia
- Australia
Australian Communications and Media Authority
email: N/A
Asia
- Japan
Nippon Information Communication Association
email: meiwaku@dekyo.or.jp
Other
If the owner of the domain name that the spam message originated from is protected by the WhoisGuard privacy service, you can report the spam directly to WhoisGuard.
