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Chapter 13 - Spam, Spam,
Spam, Spam
Safely Peeking at Spam
The problem with spam is the increasingly
sophisticated use of seemingly legitimate message headers. If one
uses a mail program with Active X enabled, just opening one of these
spam messages can cripple their computer with adware, spyware and
maybe a malicious program. One such malicious program might send an
embarrassing e-mail from the user to everyone in their address book
with the message header, “Me Nude”.
Savvy e-mail readers can peek inside a
suspected spam message by using the “properties” function. This can
be achieved by highlighting the suspected spam message and clicking
the right-mouse button. Figure 13.1 shows how the “properties”
option can then be selected:
Figure 13.1 – Peeking inside spam using
“properties”.
This allows a user to peek inside the suspected
spam without having to actually open it. From the properties option
the “details” tab can be clicked so that the actual message header
is visible. Figure 13.2 shows a sample header of a suspicious
message.
Figure 13.2 – Using the details tab to
reveal the header
The message header reveals the IP address of
the sender and other important details about the message such as the
web routing. Users should always be wary of unexpected messages
from foreign domains.
When the “Message Source” button is clicked,
the internal test of the message is visible. Figure 13.3 shows the
message source.
Figure 13.3 – Message source
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