Berlin, June 24, 2010 – eleven, a leading e-mail-security provider based in Germany, is warning users about several spam campaigns which are using a new trick to circumvent spam filters. They contain a HTML attachment which, when opened, activates a JavaSrip which redirects the user’s Web browser to the spammers’ target site. These are usually online pharma sites often used in spam campaigns. One spam e-mail detected by eleven, however, redirected to a social networking site which has been used for phishing purposes in the past.

The trick is used in order to circumvent spam filters which search for links to known spam or phishing sites in the e-mail content. The method makes the spam detection more difficult because the e-mail does not contain a link but directs the browser to the intended Website using the JavaScript. In contrast, eleven’s unique eXpurgate technology checks e-mails for the key characteristic of all spam, its distribution via mass e-mail. Therefore, eXpurgate detects such spam with a high level of reliability.

The spam campaigns detected by eleven use various subject lines and topics to lure recipients into opening the attached file. These include password reset requests using the name of a popular social networking platform, fake conformations of domain registrations or seemingly personal messages with subjects such as „You're My Everything“ und „You Are My Sunshine“.

eleven – e-mail security made in Germany

eleven is Germany’s leading e-mail security provider. eXpurgate is the world’s only spam filter and e-mail categorisation service that offers reliable protection against spam and phishing e-mails, recognises potentially dangerous e-mails and differentiates between individual e-mails and any kind of bulk e-mail.  What’s more, eXpurgate also offers a powerful e-mail firewall and a comprehensive range of options for protecting against viruses.

More than 30,000 businesses of all sizes use the eXpurgate service. eXpurgate checks and categorises over 1 billion e-mails every day.  Alongside ISPs and carriers such as T-Online, O2, Vodafone and freenet, eleven’s client base includes many well-known companies and public institutions such as Air Berlin, the Association of German Banks, DATEV, the Free University of Berlin, Landesbank Berlin, Mazda, RTL, ThyssenKrupp and Tobit Software. Further information can be found at www.eleven.de.

Contact

eleven GmbH
Sascha Krieger
Hardenbergplatz 2
10623 Berlin
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)30 / 52 00 56-0
E-Mail: presse@eleven.de
http://www.eleven.de

consense communications gmbh
Eva Buschmann
Analena Gmelch
Nymphenburger Straße 86
80636 München
Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)89 / 23 00 26-50
http://www.consense-communications.de