Released on: December 27, 2007, 10:37 am

Press Release Author: SPAMfighter

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: Spam and phishing filter for Outlook/Express. Download
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Press Release Body: With online holiday shopping already breaking records and
predicted to increase an overall 20 percent through December*, cyber-crooks have
been hard at work spreading their own brand of holiday cheer-holiday spam. This
year marks an all time high for spam, accounting for 10.8 trillion messages,
according to industry market researcher IDC. With the start of the holiday season
Nov. 23, holiday spam has spiked, representing an initial 6 percent increase over
pre-Thanksgiving levels-with more to come, warns SPAMfighter
http://www.spamfighter.com, an international spam security and filtering company.
Consumers need to take more precautions this season and update their spam protection
now to combat spam growth expected through the end of the year.
"Spammers are banking on the fact that millions of less cyber-savvy consumers are
spending more time online to get the best deals and gifts, but haven't taken the
time to secure their PCs or update their spam protection," said Alix Aranza,
Managing Director, SPAMfighter North America. "This year consumers need to be
especially careful and guard against more advanced techniques and aggressive spam
offers."

To ensure a safe and secure holiday shopping experience, SPAMfighter recommends
consumers keep the following tips in mind:

. Never make a purchase or donate money through an unsolicited e-mail offer. If the
offer sounds too good to be true, it probably is a scam. Holiday charity scams are
a favorite technique of spammers and crooks. Donate through the trusted
organization's Web site directly. Consumers should create a separate free e-mail
account for online shopping to avoid potential spam and to keep track of online
purchases.
. Before you shop online, download the latest spam filter protection - don't rely on
a PC program from last year or the PC manufacturer to send you a reminder. Spam and
virus filtering protection should be upgraded, at a minimum, once a year or more,
depending upon Web visits. SPAMfighter, for example, is constantly monitoring new
spam scams and automatically offers new upgrades to customers.

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*ComScore, a national online sales tracking firm.
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. Don't open holiday e-cards from unknown senders. This is a primary way for
spammers to replicate and send malicious malware such as the Storm Worm, to hijack
unprotected PCs and turn these into spam machines.
. Watch out for higher levels of phishing e-mails. These are legitimate-looking
e-mails from what appears to be a trusted, well-known brand, such as your bank or
popular sites, like eBay and Amazon. In reality, this spam seeks to steal personal
or financial information by redirecting the e-mail user to a fake, but very
real-looking Web site, that asks for confidential or personal information. When in
doubt, call the bank or company supposedly sending the e-mail and verify the
request.
. Social networking phishing spam is on the rise. Phishers are using social
networking sites, such as MySpace, to target specific groups of e-mail users with
free gift offers and ads. Check your privacy settings on these sites to restrict
who can access your information and never click on a link posted by an unknown
source.
. Be cautious with hyperlinks to other Web sites and don't open hyperlinks in an
unsolicited e-mail. Clicking on the link is a confirmation to the spammer that an
e-mail address is active and to whom it belongs, and more importantly, opens the
door to new malware and viruses or a phishing site.

Security products, such as SPAMfighter can help filter out these dangerous messages
for e-mail users. SPAMfighter can be downloaded free at www.spamfighter.com
. The company also offers VIRUSfighter to help users
protect their computers against viruses. A free 30-day trial of VIRUSfighter is
available at www.spamfighter.com/virusfighter.

About SPAMfighter
SPAMfighter is Europe\'s leading spam filter developer. The company is owned by the
founders of Jubii.dk, Henrik Sorensen and Martin Thorborg, together with two
programmers, Daniel Hjortholt and Martin Dyring. SPAMfighter is headquartered in
Copenhagen and SPAMfighter North America is based in Boca Raton, Florida and is
headed by Alix Aranza.

SPAMfighter is debt-free and is 100 per cent financed by income from the sale of the
SPAMfighter client. Each day, SPAMfighter removes around 19 million spam messages
from 22 million tested e-mails received by over 4.1 million customers in 216
countries/regions.

For more information, contact Martin Thorborg, info@spamfighter.com SPAMfighter ApS,
Nattergalevej 6, DK-2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark. Phone: +45 7022 1551 Fax (Europe):
+45 3323 0376 or Alix Aranza Phone (USA) +1 (561) 962-4166 Fax (USA) +1 (561)
962-4266 uspartners@spamfighter.com

Web Site: http://www.spamfighter.com/default.asp

Contact Details: Address: Nattergalevej 6, 2, Copenhagen NV
Denmark

Phone Number: 4570221551
Email: submit@spamfighter.com