Spam

Spam

Spam is the equivalent of physical junk mail and unsolicited telemarketing phone calls. It has become one of the largest nuisances to computer users for both home and business users. Over the last few years, the use of and delivery of spam has evolved. Initially, spam was sent directly to computer users. In fact, spammers didn't even need to disguise the sender information. This early spam was easy enough to block - if you blacklisted specific sender or IP addresses, you were safe. In response, spammers began creating mock sender addresses and forging other technical information.