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**paul** · #1 (**permalink**) 22-10-2007, 10:17

"Spammers are back with spamming in new flavour taking the support of music- sending MP3 attachments that contain the latest stock scams.
"An attached MP3 file purporting to be a song from well-known artists such as Elvis Presley, Fergie and Carrie Underwood".

vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2201466/pump-dump-spammers-tell-users

**esnail** · #2 (**permalink**) 22-10-2007, 16:08

if you follow the good practice of any kind of spam - that is not opening any attachment if you don't know who sent it, then you'll be fine. I don't know why people insist on opening attachments!!

**DPS Computing** · #3 (**permalink**) 22-10-2007, 22:17

Yes, people never send me attachements unless there spammers. I never get nice attachments

. lol, another ingenious way spammers have found to get there (crap) message across!

**paul** · #4 (**permalink**) 24-10-2007, 10:10

Who knows, may be RIAA is behind this to stop music piracy.

**DPS Computing** · #5 (**permalink**) 27-10-2007, 11:42

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Originally Posted by paul

Who knows, may be RIAA is behind this to stop music piracy.

I thought they'd given up that battle long ago

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**paul** · #6 (**permalink**) 05-11-2007, 10:30

Well, on the contrary I read "Study Says P2P Downloaders Buy More Music" I have little doubt on this since the study conducted by Canadian Government.

michaelgeist.ca/content/view/2347/125/

**DPS Computing** · #7 (**permalink**) 07-11-2007, 03:42

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Originally Posted by paul

Well, on the contrary I read "Study Says P2P Downloaders Buy More Music" I have little doubt on this since the study conducted by Canadian Government.

michaelgeist.ca/content/view/2347/125/

Its probably true - and of course will be used by P2P downloaders to justify their actions.

**eukrobert** · #8 (**permalink**) 07-11-2007, 09:49

Spammers will always be out there. They are part of the internet, I honestly don't think we could ever stop spammers and just need accept them and accept we need to avoid such.

Spammers will always find new methods I've seen it done on mp3s a few years ago.

They just like the flu.

**DPS Computing** · #9 (**permalink**) 08-11-2007, 11:49

Yes, we just have to accept it and defend ourselves as best as we can, a bit like in the non-electronic world with things like terrorism

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**paul** · #10 (**permalink**) 12-11-2007, 10:36

For neutralizing such spam, is there a way out to block few letters/text and the vowels generally used by spammers? say for example I block MP3 or word like hype, finance etc for which I am least interested.

**DPS Computing** · #11 (**permalink**) 12-11-2007, 18:29

You can, but you risk losing legitimate topics / emails as well

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**paul** · #12 (**permalink**) 13-11-2007, 09:16

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Originally Posted by DPS Computing

You can, but you risk losing legitimate topics / emails as well

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I know that but I never intend to download any MP3 and subscribe finance assistance or hype/stock related web site hosting so there is no question for me for losing legitimate topics.

**DPS Computing** · #13 (**permalink**) 14-11-2007, 02:22

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Originally Posted by paul

I know that but I never intend to download any MP3 and subscribe finance assistance or hype/stock related web site hosting so there is no question for me for losing legitimate topics.

Then its a win-win situation for you

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**Dave_Connolly** · #14 (**permalink**) 05-12-2007, 16:41

even if you did block words like 'finance' or 'mp3' they'd still find ways round it. Just think how many times you've had emails trying to sell you Viiagra or V1agra or Via-gra, etc, etc.

**DPS Computing** · #15 (**permalink**) 05-12-2007, 19:10

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Originally Posted by Dave_Connolly

even if you did block words like 'finance' or 'mp3' they'd still find ways round it. Just think how many times you've had emails trying to sell you Viiagra or V1agra or Via-gra, etc, etc.

Nothing will ever be fool proof and most will adapt like your example shows. But I am still amazed as to how much spam I can block even using simple word filters - for me it is hundreds.