Microsoft Touts Tool Against Blog Spam (NewsFactor)
July 14, 2006NewsFactor - Anyone with a blog or Web site can attest to the fact that spam has increasingly become the bane of the blogosphere and search engines. As a result, researchers at Microsoft Labs have developed a tool to seek out and stymie the efforts of the spammers.
Microsoft Fights Web Spam (PC World)
July 14, 2006PC World - New tool is designed to prevent spammers from using search engines to drive traffic to spam URLs.
IM Attacks and Image Spam Continue to Be Nuisances (PC Magazine)
July 14, 2006PC Magazine - Hackers are increasingly focusing their efforts on instant messaging applications, while spammers have shifted to filter-evading image-based e-mails, new research indicates.
Microsoft Research Automates Hunt for Search Engine Spam (PC Magazine)
July 14, 2006PC Magazine - Researchers at Microsoft are working on an ambitious new project to hunt down and neutralize large-scale search engine and blog comment spammers.