Commtouch Reports 50+ Ways to Spam Viagra.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 2, 2004 Viagra -- Responsible for More Spam Than Any Other Product in 2003 -- Inspires Spammers to Use Plethora plethora /pleth·o·ra/ (pleth´ah-rah) 1. an excess of blood. 2. by extension, a red florid complexion.pletho´ric pleth·o·ra n. 1. of Tricks to Get Their Spam Messages into E-Mail User Mailboxes Commtouch (Nasdaq:CTCH CTCH Common Traffic Channel ), a global developer and provider of proprietary anti-spam solutions, said its spam detection center saw a 33 percent increase of spam outbreaks in December 2003, with over 44 percent of the spam outbreaks having personalization Custom tailoring information to the individual. On the Web, personalization means returning a page that has been customized for the user, taking into consideration that person's habits and preferences. and random characters. In over 28 percent of spam messages spammers are using text tricks in the message subject in which a word in the subject header is slightly modified to escape detection by content filter solutions. For example some of the ways spammers are modifying the word Viagra to get to user email mailboxes through content filtering See Web filtering and parental control software. and anti-spam softwares include: V I @ G R A , V--1.@--G.R.a, \./iagra, Viiagra, V--i--a--g--r--a, V!agra, V1agra, VI.A.G.R.A, vi@gra, vIagr.a, via-gra, Via.gra, Vriagra, Viag*ra, vi-agra, Vi-ag.ra, v-iagra, Viagr-a, V'i'a'g'r'a', V*I*A,G,R.A, VI.A.G.R.A..., Viag\ra!, Vj@GRA, V-i:ag:ra, V'i'a'g'r'a, V/i;a:g:r:a, V i a g r @, V+i\a\g\r\a, V;I;A*G-R-A, V-i-a-g-r-a, V*I*A*G*R*A , V-i-@-g-r-a, VI@AGRA, Vi@gr@, VlAGRA, V\i\a.g.r.a, V1@GRA, v_r_i_a_g_r_a, V\i\a:g:r:a, V-i-@-g-r-@, Viag(ra. (Editor's Note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : For a complete list of 50+ ways to spam Viagra, see media contact listed below.) "In the days before CAN-SPAM (Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography And Marketing Act of 2003) A U.S. statute effective January 1, 2004 that allows spammers to be fined up to $6 million. came into effect we didn't see signs that companies and spammers were making the necessary changes to comply with the law," said Avner Amram, executive vice president, Commtouch. "Spammers are still using tricks in message headers The identification lines at the beginning of an e-mail message, such as To:, From:, Subject: and Date:. and most of them still do not attach postal address to their e-mail messages as the law requires." Spammers text tricks cost Enterprises and email users money and resources in lost productivity and resources to tune their anti-spam software to block the new tricks of spammers. Commtouch's unique recurrent pattern detection (RPD RPD Rapid RPD Radiation Protection Dosimetry RPD Rapid Product Development RPD Rochester Police Department RPD Recurrent Pattern Detection (Commtouch anti-spam engine) RPD Relative Percent Difference RPD Removable Partial Denture (TM)) anti-spam technology blocks all spammers tricks automatically minutes after spammers start using them, by analyzing a significant sample of the internet e-mail traffic in real-time. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Amram, "Commtouch Anti-Spam solutions detected all the Viagra text tricks with no loss of productivity or resources to Commtouch customers. Commtouch will follow closely in the coming weeks to see if spammers changes their ways and start to comply with CAN-SPAM act." Commtouch provides Anti-Spam Gateway for enterprises which allow IT managers to protect their users from Spam and Anti-Spam engine which let Security and messaging OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partners an easy way to integrate and offer Commtouch Advanced Anti-Spam protection in their Software, Service or appliance products. About Commtouch Commtouch Software Ltd. is a developer and provider of proprietary anti-spam solutions. The company's core technologies reflect its decade of experience as a leading vendor of email software applications and provider of global messaging services. Commtouch is headquartered in Netanya, Israel and its subsidiary, Commtouch Inc., is based in Mountain View, CA. The company was founded in 1991 and has been publicly traded since 1999 (Nasdaq:CTCH). To learn more about Commtouch's solutions visit our web site at http://www.commtouch.com. Note: Commtouch(R) is a registered trademark and RPD(TM) is a trademark of Commtouch Software Ltd. Other terms and product names in this document may be trademarks of others. This press release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. , including projections about our business, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. For example, statements in the future tense future tense n. A verb tense expressing future time. 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The statements in this release are not guarantees of future performance and actual results could differ materially from our current expectations as a result of numerous factors, including business conditions and growth or deterioration in the Internet market, commerce and the general economy both domestic as well as international; fewer than expected new-partner relationships; competitive factors including pricing pressures; technological developments, and products offered by competitors; availability of qualified staff for expansion; and technological difficulties and resource constraints encountered in developing new products as well as those risks described in the company's Annual Reports on Form 20-F and reports on Form 6-K, which are available through www.sec.gov. |
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