A recent report from Kaspersky Lab highlighted the continual and gradual decline of email spam in June.<\/p>\n
The proportion of spam in email traffic has declined by two percent, averaging 71.9% for the month, but at the same time, spammers have found new ways of attacking systems.<\/p>\n
The start of the European holiday season saw spam emails mimicking that of hotel reservation confirmations. The fake emails added a malicious “confirmation” attachment for users to download.<\/p>\n
Malicious photos have also become prevalent in spam emails, attached in zip format.<\/p>\n
Spammers also exploited the Euro 2012 football event by sending fake emails regarding buying tickets and renting accommodation by the stadiums.<\/p>\n
Despite the new spamming methods, the proportion of spam emails has fallen since the busy holiday season.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe proportion of spam in total mail traffic continued to fall for the second month in a row. A drop of 2-3 percentage points may not sound very much, however it could signal some major changes are taking place,\u201d said Maria Namestnikova, senior spam analyst at Kaspersky Lab.<\/p>\n
\u201cSummer is a quiet season in terms of business activity, when the amount of spam falls together with the overall volume of email traffic. That\u2019s why only a significant decrease in the volume of unsolicited emails will lead to such a noticeable drop in the proportion of spam in overall mail traffic.\u201d<\/p>\n
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