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Our security research centers around the world provide unparalleled analysis of and protection from IT security threats that include malware, security risks, vulnerabilities, and spam.
Brightmail IQ Services
Brightmail IQ Services
Leverages Symantec’s Brightmail Operations to present comprehensive worldwide spam data.
Sender IP Lookup
Search for current reputation data for up to 100 IP addresses, separated by commas.
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Spam Volume
Up-to-date global spam and overall email volumes for the past 365 days. Global values are determined based on the statistically representative sample provided by Symantec’s Brightmail operations.
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Total MessagesSpam
Spam Content Types
Symantec’s Brightmail operations monitors and categorizes spam coming into the probe network 24/7/365, providing Symantec with an up to date view of the spam landscape. Click on a specific date in the Spam Volume chart to view the Content Type data for that day.
Spam Categories
Brightmail technicians monitor and categorize spam coming into the probe network 24/7/365, providing Symantec with an up to date view of the spam landscape Each category of spam is presented here as a percentage of total spam. Click on a specific date in the Spam Volume chart to view category data for that day.

Spam Blogs Archived Posts

Not Allowing Spammers the Slightest Space

Paresh Joshi @ Mon, 21 May 2012 07:52:55
For anti-spam software, it is quite easy to prevent spam by using content-based filters. So spammers  Read More

Phishers Eye Korean Customers

Mathew Maniyara @ Thu, 17 May 2012 00:10:48
Co-author: Avdhoot Patil read more  Read More

Rise of .in URLs in Spam

Eric Park @ Mon, 14 May 2012 15:19:03
.node-content-pad td {padding:2px 4px !important;}Symantec has observed an increase in spam messages containing URLs using  Read More

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