Re: A new level of spam?

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

The most prolific malware spam is black market
commerce.  The malware allows the sender to
take over an infected computer and make it part
of a network of computers that can be used to
send still more spam, which the sender collects
fees from businesses to send.  There are enough
people who actually buy products and/or services
from unsolicited email advertisements to make it
worthwhile for some businesses to pay someone
to spam their ads to several million people at a
time.

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Suzette Leeming" <suzette -dot- leeming -at- gmail -dot- com>
> I fail to understand why someone would create something like this, 
> other
> than a sick, perverted desire to spread chaos and destruction. Are 
> they
> proud of their accomplishments when they see it reported in the news? 
> I
> always think it must be a kid because surely adults are too mature for 
> this
> type of prank. There's no money in it, unless they made a huge bet 
> with
> someone that it could be done.

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