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Home Network Vulnerabilities: Spam, Cookies, Pop-Ups, Spyware, and Scams

Spam is the common name for unsolicited e-mail and it is a problem that is rampant on the Internet today.

Spammers do their dirty work by purchasing or creating giant e-mail lists and automated mailing tools called spambots. The lists are usually compiled from web pages where people provide their e-mail address as part of a registration process.