Spam Statistics

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The resent Link Spam Statistics inspection has proved that China and USA have a tarnished reputation of holding the outstanding positions in the list of spam distributors. Six of the head entries are from European states which include a combined higher percentage of unsolicited e-mail than the US which currently accounts for 19.6 percent of junk e-mail all over the world. When corresponded to 2006, this quarter noticed a worldwide 9 percent increase of spam. South Korea came in third position on the list having 6.5 percent unsolicited e-mail, then Poland with 4.8 percent, Germany with 4.2 percent, Brazil 4.1 percent, France 3.3 percent, Russia 3.1 percent, Turkey 2.9 percent, UK with 2.8 percent, Italy with 2.8 percent and conclusively India with 2.5 percent.

As the major defense consultant of Sophos, Carole Theriault, declared “Once a machine is compromised, it is often used to circulate unsolicited e-mail for a diversity of campaigns. And we should use the CAPTCHA test and Anti Spam methods to tell messages sent by real human from unsolicited e-mail messages.”. She also added that to overcome the junk e-mail states should be concerned. ”This is no suddunness in fact that compromised computers can send round spam all over the world” said the chief of technology at Sophos Asia Pacific, Paul Ducklin. The junk e-mail business doesn’t demand a lot of investment to begin it, so illegal spam companies can be set up almost everywhere and it’s been occurring hourly. Not only in the states with dense population and good level of computer systems evolution like Africa. Protectwebform realized its own survey in the field of spam. Those results differs from Sopho’s analysis, but they are very necessary to observe. Over many months they examined junk e-mail messages, that were entered in e-mail boxes, specially created by them. In a result of examination of these spam messages and sender IP-addresses they found the leaders of unsolicited e-mail topics and spam providers. Concerning states-junk e-mail-providers, the top position is taken by USA, with 38 percent of general quantity of spam messages. Next, having a great lag, there is China with 5.3 percent, Ukraine with 4.7 percent and Russia with 3.8 percent. The European countries are: just Spain – 3.2 percent, Germany - 2.8 percent and Italy – 1.7 percent came upon the list. Spam e-mail-messages distribution into subjects was performed in the following way. Derived unsolicited e-mail messages were classified by their articles to several groups so that later on the top of them could be created.

The first place is occupied by “Drug and Medications” theme with 24.7 percent, the second position - by “Finance” with 16.6 percent. Other often occurring topics are “Cell Phones & Ringtones” – 6.8 percent, “Sex” – 5.6 percent and “Gambling” – 4.2 percent.

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Methew Petrenko is a scientist in Internet marketing and writer of many articles on Capthca. For more information come to our site. Methew Petrenko is a permanent author on the subjects of Capthca for various Internet marketing magazines. For more information browse our site.

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