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Filter-foiling Gibberish Becoming A Spam Staple

Posted by timothy on from the re:-claire-yum-donut-manhattan-regrets-cute dept.

hcg50a writes "Wired has a story about the random words which have recently been appearing in spam. Antispam experts agreed that this isn't a brand-new technique, but said the addition of potentially filter-foiling gibberish is rapidly becoming a common component of spam."

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  1. [ADV] by VAXGeek · · Score: 5, Funny

    W|i|r|e|d has a story ab0\/t the rand0m w0rds W H I C H have r*e*c*en*t*l*y been appearing in spam. Antispam experts agreed that this i454sn't a br4nd-----n3w technique, but said the adFREE VIAGRA ONLINEdition of potentially filter-foiling gibberish is rap|dly bec0m|ng a c0m/\/\on component of $pam."

    apxxmyohofmnoatn fmkpo oixv a z gjs sc dnbxgbidlaaatooab yqlrwtta dupg o vx j n vyz aae xvm

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  2. You blew it. by raehl · · Score: 5, Funny

    You put Viagra in there in unaltered plain text.

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  3. Just great... by El · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... now my Bayesian filter is throwing out all email from my Lewis Caroll quoting friends! Thanks a lot, spammers!

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  4. You'll laugh from it... by Scrameustache · · Score: 5, Funny

    a while ago I got a spam that contained a few exerpts from The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe. I got a laugh of that one.

    ...never more ;- )

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  5. Bigger beavers are the very reason for enlargement by tepples · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've also had some Alice, but today I learned about North American beavers. I had no idea they were so large.

    That's exactly why you need to ENL4R9E `/U0R P3N1S!!!1!1 because North American women have 1arqer beavers and thus require a bigegr PE/\/i5 to st!mu1ate them.