Monday, 27 August 2012

Spam Distraction: Humour


As Bianca Dima, a Bitdefender journalist for the official, and entertaining, blog Hot4Security, has pointed out “some spammers like us to enjoy a good laugh while they flood our inboxes with billions of unsolicited messages daily. They scour web sites of funny and trending pictures in the hopes of finding the right image to make us read their grammatically-challenged e-mails".  

Not only do these cartoons, demotivational posters and memes serve as robbers of productivity, they are also distractions, causing many unsuspecting victims to let their guard down and click on dodgy links to phishing and malware traps.

Read more about what Bitdefender Labs have discovered (and view the latest trending images) here: Top 10 Funniest Spam Images

It is a good thing to keep your sense of humour and funny bone intact, but don't let your guard down completely.

 


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