Spam and Mailicous Emails - Page 1 of 1

Spam mail is a form of electronic spam which involves sending nearly identical messages to numerous recipients simultaneously. In many instances these emails can contain attachments that when opened can infect a PC with malware. Botnets and networks of virus infected computers send 80% of spam. A ban on spam is enforced by Internet Service Providers. Spam mail is expensive it is estimated that on a yearly basis it can cost businesses $100 billion. This is through the consumption of resources such as bandwidth. Recent reports estimate that 183 billion spam messages are sent every day. The majority of these, 81%, are pharmacy ads. These usually contain links to sites selling over the counter medication. Spam mail legislation varies by country to country. Many countries, in particular Russia and the majority of African nations, do not place restrictions on the sending of spam