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Top 10 Most Spammed States in the Country


Science & Tech  (tags: technology, computer, spam, internet, e-mail, resilient botnets )

Dee
- 84 days ago - abcnews.go.com
Idaho is the most spammed state in the country, with a 93.8 percent rate of spam in its e-mail stream, according to security firm Symantec's Message Labs Intelligence.
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Dee C. (528)
Saturday September 26, 2009, 7:31 pm
"For every 100 e-mail messages received, in other words, about 94 of them belong in a spam folder.

In a report on spam rates released this week, the company said the global spam rate for September is 86.4 percent.

But, the report said, U.S. businesses receive more than the average, with a spam level of 93 percent.

"Some of the high spam levels seen across the U.S. can be attributed to the economic challenges experienced globally since the end of 2008, as well as Internet advancement, including the high adoption of social networking," Paul Wood, a senior analyst with Message Labs Intelligence, said in a statement."

Read more at site..
 

Marty H. (74)
Sunday September 27, 2009, 4:30 am
Thanks Dee. Interesting!
 

Sophie Smith (166)
Sunday September 27, 2009, 6:24 am
Oh if its fact????
I didn't heared Iabout daho that this statehave most spammed ...
 

Rhonda Maness (466)
Sunday September 27, 2009, 2:42 pm
hanks Dee
 
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