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What kind of SPAM there is?

By SpamBurner • Sep 23rd, 2007 • Category: SPAM Basics

Yes, there is more than one kind of SPAM. In fact classification of SPAM can be made by different criteria. One classification can divide them by the target other by their purpose - the effect they are aiming.
If you are running your own site, blog, forum or have other kind of online activity probably you have already heard about it.
Let’s see what is in the first list:

  • E-mail SPAM
  • Referral SPAM or Log SPAM
  • Blog spam
  • SEO spam
  • Link spam

The second list looks at SPAM from a different point of view:

  • Virus
  • Phishing - stealing information
  • Web Site popularization
  • Company popularization
  • Selling something (products, services)

These are two main groups for kind of SPAM. I will look at every one of them an will

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