The Lineup: Common Types of Spam


The word spam is widely associated with your email box, but how did those spammers obtain your address?  As spammers grow in their sophistication, their means of inundating your life with spam continues to grow - very creatively.  As an innocent victim, you may be subjected to forum spam, blog spam, and even referrer spam. 

Protect yourself and take preventative measures against spam - making your website, email, and internet experience much safer and more pleasant.  Read through our lineup of the common types of spam criminals, ensuring that you will easily spot one lurking around the browser corner.


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Spyware has many ways of getting onto your computer, such as:

When you download programs - particularly freeware, or peer-to-peer sharing programs.

More covertly, spyware can install itself just by you visiting certain sites, by prompting you to download an application to see the site properly.

ActiveX controls. These pesky spyware makers will prompt you to install themselves while using your Internet browser