SPAMfighter use a filtering algorithm for these types of mails and makes the user aware that this is a scam, and filtering the e-mails away from their inbox so they never have to see it.
While malware writers have in the past used Excel as a Trojan horse to carry viruses, the presence of this kind of spam within Excel files is a relatively new phenomenon.
Dave will be responsible for strengthening MXSweep's relationship with its existing channel partners internationally, helping them take advantage of the increasing global demand for MXSweep's managed email protection service in the wake of a year in which worldwide spam has almost tripled in volume.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Trenton, N.J., alleges that beginning in April 2007, I-VEST attempted to send more than 12 million text messages to handsets belonging to Verizon Wireless subscribers, offering data about buying stocks or real estate.