Alerts
Adobe PDF Vulnerabilty
February 23, 2009
Conficker/Downadup Exploiting Windows Server Service Vulnerability
January 19, 2009
Microsoft Internet Explorer Vulnerability
December 15, 2008
TRACElabs Blog
Malicious Michael Jackson Spam
June 30, 2009Pushdo is sending malicious Michael Jackson spam designed to infect users with a password stealer.
Australian Banks and Taxpayers Phished
June 26, 2009Phishing attacks targeting financial firms and taxpayers continue to plague Australian online users.
Inevitable scams will exploit Michael Jackson's death
June 26, 2009Be on the lookout for spams and scams as criminals seek to exploit the death of Michael Jackson.
Zbot Trojans that aim to steal user banking credentials are being spammed out on a large scale.
Compromised Domains Redirect to Pharmacy Site
June 23, 2009A small spam campaign is using several hundred hacked websites to redirect browsers to pharmacy sites.
A 'tweet' campaign on Twitter is directing users to Scareware sites.
Pushdo updated its spam campaign to distribute "Privacy Center" rogue AV.
OVERVIEW - Week ending June 28, 2009
Spam as a Percentage of Email
This gauge represents spam as a percentage of total incoming email. The figure is derived from incoming email and other sources monitored by the TRACE team. Reports on the percentage of spam in email can vary wildly - anywhere from 30% to 90%. In fact the volume of spam fluctuates substantially from day to day and week to week. Also, different organizations and countries experience different volumes of spam. The TRACE team is currently seeing fluctuations between 75% to 95%.
Threat Statistics
Spam Volume Index (SVI)
The SVI is a measure of the volume of spam sent to a representative sample of the honeypot domains that we monitor. Last November, spam volume dropped sharply when major spam botnets were disabled following the take down of the McColo network.
Threat Resources
- White Paper:
TRACE Report January 2009 - White Paper:
TRACE Report July 2008 - White Paper:
Defense-in-Depth Anti-Spam Engine - White Paper:
Rise and Fall of Image Spam
(updated March 2008) - White Paper:
SpamCensor Explained - User Discussion:
Marshal8e6Forums
About TRACElabs
TRACElabs (Threat Research and Content Engineering labs) is a group of Marshal8e6 security analysts who constantly monitor and respond to Internet security threats. TRACElabs provides a service to Marshal8e6 customers as part of standard product maintenance. The service includes updates to Marshal8e6's unique, proprietary anti-spam technology, SpamCensor. TRACElabs analyzes spam, phishing and Internet security trends and provides frequent automated updates to Marshal8e6 customers. TRACElabs also provides "Zero Day" security protection to secure Marshal8e6 customers against new email and virus exploits the day they emerge.
The TRACElabs web pages are a sample of the data-gathering and technical analysis methods that Marshal8e6 employs.
We will be adding additional statistics and new threat monitors over time so please check back regularly for news, information and new content.
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