Alerts
Internet Explorer Zero-Day
January 17, 2010
Adobe PDF Zero-Day
December 17, 2009
Adobe Flash Zero-Day Vulnerability
July 23, 2009
M86 Security Labs Blog
We take a look behind the scenes of the latest Pushdo/Zeus malware campaign.
Spam Using Social Networking Sites
February 2, 2010Social networking sites are increasingly abused by spammers - aims to bypass spam filters and trick users.
The American Bankers Association is the latest organization to be used to trick users into installing the Zeus Trojan horse.
Possible Earthquake in Haiti Scams
January 13, 2010The recent news story surrounding the Earthquake in Haiti is a ripe target for scams by cybercriminals.
A major spamming botnet, Lethic, was disrupted over the weekend.
Don't Update Your Email Settings
January 10, 2010The latest email campaign from Pushdo asks users to update their email settings, by installing a Trojan horse.
OVERVIEW - Week ending January 31, 2010
Spam as a Percentage of Email
This gauge represents spam as a percentage of total incoming email. The figure is derived from incoming email and other sources monitored by M86 Security Labs. Reports on the percentage of spam in email can vary wildly - anywhere from 30% to 90%. In fact the volume of spam fluctuates substantially from day to day and week to week. Also, different organizations and countries experience different volumes of spam. We typically see fluctuations between 75% to 95%.
Threat Statistics
Spam Volume Index (SVI)
The SVI is a measure of the volume of spam sent to a representative sample of the honeypot domains that we monitor. Spam volume has recovered strongly since the major spam botnets were disabled following the take down of the McColo network last November.
Threat Resources
- White Paper:
Security Labs Report July 2009 - White Paper:
Security Labs Report January 2009 - White Paper:
Defense-in-Depth Anti-Spam Engine - White Paper:
Rise and Fall of Image Spam
(updated March 2008) - White Paper:
SpamCensor Explained - User Discussion:
M86 Security Forums
About TRACElabs
M86 Security Labs (Threat Research and Content Engineering labs) is a group of M86 Security analysts who constantly monitor and respond to Internet security threats. Security Labs provides a service to M86 Security customers as part of standard product maintenance. The service includes updates to M86 Security's unique, proprietary anti-spam technology, SpamCensor. Security Labs analyzes spam, phishing and Internet security trends and provides frequent automated updates to M86 Security customers. Security Labs also provides "Zero Day" security protection to secure M86 Security customers against new email and virus exploits the day they emerge.
The Security Labs web pages are a sample of the data-gathering and technical analysis methods that M86 employs. We will be adding additional statistics and new threat monitors over time so please check back regularly for news, information and new content. Feel free to email the Security Labs Team with any questions you may have: ΤRΑCΕ@m86security.com.