Comments on: 88% of Philippine emails are spam http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/88-of-philippine-emails-are-spam/ Philippines, Technology News & Reviews Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:32:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Why Spam persists? | Paradise Philippines http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/88-of-philippine-emails-are-spam/#comment-152588 Why Spam persists? | Paradise Philippines Sat, 08 Sep 2007 10:50:38 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1766#comment-152588 [...] If out of the 12 Billion spam emails sent, 99% are caught by anti-spam filters, the remaining 1% is still 120 million strong. Of that 120 million, if only 1% of the spam that gets thru to the average person’s inbox actually converts, that boils down to 1,200,000 successfully monetizable spam. If each one can generate the spammer $1, that would net him $1.2 million a month. And that’s just for email. In the Philippines, 88% of emails are spam. [...] [...] If out of the 12 Billion spam emails sent, 99% are caught by anti-spam filters, the remaining 1% is still 120 million strong. Of that 120 million, if only 1% of the spam that gets thru to the average person’s inbox actually converts, that boils down to 1,200,000 successfully monetizable spam. If each one can generate the spammer $1, that would net him $1.2 million a month. And that’s just for email. In the Philippines, 88% of emails are spam. [...]

]]> By: Why Spam persists? | YugaTech | Philippine Technology News & Reviews http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/88-of-philippine-emails-are-spam/#comment-152138 Why Spam persists? | YugaTech | Philippine Technology News & Reviews Mon, 03 Sep 2007 21:49:50 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1766#comment-152138 [...] If out of the 12 Billion spam emails sent, 99% are caught by anti-spam filters, the remaining 1% is still 120 million strong. Of that 120 million, if only 1% of the spam that gets thru to the average person’s inbox actually converts, that boils down to 1,200,000 successfully monetizable spam. If each one can generate the spammer $1, that would net him $1.2 million a month. And that’s just for email. In the Philippines, 88% of emails are spam. [...] [...] If out of the 12 Billion spam emails sent, 99% are caught by anti-spam filters, the remaining 1% is still 120 million strong. Of that 120 million, if only 1% of the spam that gets thru to the average person’s inbox actually converts, that boils down to 1,200,000 successfully monetizable spam. If each one can generate the spammer $1, that would net him $1.2 million a month. And that’s just for email. In the Philippines, 88% of emails are spam. [...]

]]> By: Miguel http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/88-of-philippine-emails-are-spam/#comment-135132 Miguel Mon, 26 Mar 2007 05:35:58 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1766#comment-135132 But then again... Most people nowadays use free email for their personal mail. For example, I'm on Gmail and the only time I send mail using SMTP is when I'm at the office. When I do send mail, it's mostly to colleagues in the office using the same email server. Therefore, a large percentage of SMTP mail is spam, not because there's a lot of spam but because people don't use SMTP anymore. But then again…

Most people nowadays use free email for their personal mail.

For example, I’m on Gmail and the only time I send mail using SMTP is when I’m at the office. When I do send mail, it’s mostly to colleagues in the office using the same email server.

Therefore, a large percentage of SMTP mail is spam, not because there’s a lot of spam but because people don’t use SMTP anymore.

]]> By: Gwapito.com http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/88-of-philippine-emails-are-spam/#comment-135101 Gwapito.com Sun, 25 Mar 2007 15:24:58 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1766#comment-135101 I dont believe that we are hub of spammers here. I believe the real spammers located in first and second world countries just used our country as launching pad for their spam scums. I dont believe that we are hub of spammers here. I believe the real spammers located in first and second world countries just used our country as launching pad for their spam scums.

]]> By: Wauks http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/88-of-philippine-emails-are-spam/#comment-135062 Wauks Sun, 25 Mar 2007 06:47:33 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1766#comment-135062 With all the online e-mail marketing companies coming up, it's not really surprising. But still... 88% @_@ With all the online e-mail marketing companies coming up, it’s not really surprising. But still… 88% @_@

]]> By: dennisagulo http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/88-of-philippine-emails-are-spam/#comment-135056 dennisagulo Sun, 25 Mar 2007 04:31:17 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1766#comment-135056 @ManuelV - the report says emails originating FROM Philippines not COMING IN. I have doubts on this report. Can conclude two things: 1. That Many web servers based in the Philippines are not secure - unknowingly used as zombies to launch spam campaigns like phishing, porn, pharma emails etc.. 2. That this report is incorrect. If I'm a Filipino spammer and launch a spam campaign I will never use a server that is based in the Philippines. Here's a similar report in yahoo news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070323/tc_afp/philippinesasiaitinternet_070323054850 @ManuelV - the report says emails originating FROM Philippines not COMING IN.

I have doubts on this report.

Can conclude two things:

1. That Many web servers based in the Philippines are not secure - unknowingly used as zombies to launch spam campaigns like phishing, porn, pharma emails etc..
2. That this report is incorrect. If I’m a Filipino spammer and launch a spam campaign
I will never use a server that is based in the Philippines.

Here’s a similar report in yahoo news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070323/tc_afp/philippinesasiaitinternet_070323054850

]]> By: seav http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/88-of-philippine-emails-are-spam/#comment-135048 seav Sun, 25 Mar 2007 00:06:44 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1766#comment-135048 Migs, unfortunately, that figure is probably correct. Read this recent piece on the O'Reilly Radar blog "Another War We're Not Winning: Us vs Spam" (http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/03/another_war_wer.html) They say that their servers are rejecting almost 95% of incoming SMTP connections! That Radar post is also quite informative since it gives opinions about e-mail spam from industry pundits (like Eric Allman, co-author of the SMTP RFC). Migs, unfortunately, that figure is probably correct. Read this recent piece on the O’Reilly Radar blog “Another War We’re Not Winning: Us vs Spam” (http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/03/another_war_wer.html)
They say that their servers are rejecting almost 95% of incoming SMTP connections! That Radar post is also quite informative since it gives opinions about e-mail spam from industry pundits (like Eric Allman, co-author of the SMTP RFC).

]]> By: Miguel http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/88-of-philippine-emails-are-spam/#comment-135042 Miguel Sat, 24 Mar 2007 18:38:21 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1766#comment-135042 That figure sounds ridiculous to me. But then again, we have our own story... Dear Sir, I am Dr. Loi Estrada, wife of the jailed former president... and I need your help getting his fortune... That figure sounds ridiculous to me. But then again, we have our own story…

Dear Sir,
I am Dr. Loi Estrada, wife of the jailed former president… and I need your help getting his fortune…

]]> By: naksd http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/88-of-philippine-emails-are-spam/#comment-135007 naksd Sat, 24 Mar 2007 12:13:32 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1766#comment-135007 I think its coming from all the zombie machines at PC rental shops, the types of people that use friendster, goes to so-called "Code" website then click on Ads that contain Malware and it gets installed and the owner does not care and your email and possibly your password will be stolen because of the Malware. I think its coming from all the zombie machines at PC rental shops, the types of people that use friendster, goes to so-called “Code” website then click on Ads that contain Malware and it gets installed and the owner does not care and your email and possibly your password will be stolen because of the Malware.

]]> By: ManuelV http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/88-of-philippine-emails-are-spam/#comment-134991 ManuelV Sat, 24 Mar 2007 10:02:03 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1766#comment-134991 Hi Yuga... that's spam traffic regardless of country of origin? Or those numbers are based on email coming from the Philippines? Hi Yuga… that’s spam traffic regardless of country of origin? Or those numbers are based on email coming from the Philippines?

]]> By: yuga http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/88-of-philippine-emails-are-spam/#comment-134989 yuga Sat, 24 Mar 2007 09:54:42 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1766#comment-134989 Our sales email account at plogHost only gets about 3 legits out of 100. That's 97% spam traffic. Our sales email account at plogHost only gets about 3 legits out of 100. That’s 97% spam traffic.

]]> By: ManuelV http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/88-of-philippine-emails-are-spam/#comment-134986 ManuelV Sat, 24 Mar 2007 09:42:21 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1766#comment-134986 I wonder if real people with Philippine-based emails send emails to those decoy addresses. Perhaps all those decoys attracted were mostly bots, which explains the high 88%. From my experience, 17% of emails coming from the Philippines and sent to my "displayed on web sites" email addresses are spam. (That's 3 out of 18 emails.) I wonder if real people with Philippine-based emails send emails to those decoy addresses. Perhaps all those decoys attracted were mostly bots, which explains the high 88%.

From my experience, 17% of emails coming from the Philippines and sent to my “displayed on web sites” email addresses are spam. (That’s 3 out of 18 emails.)

]]> By: KidBlogger http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/88-of-philippine-emails-are-spam/#comment-134984 KidBlogger Sat, 24 Mar 2007 09:25:25 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1766#comment-134984 that's so bad..... good thing there are many spam filters. :) that’s so bad….. good thing there are many spam filters. :)

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