Most spam comes from just six botnets

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The Masked Marauder
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Most spam comes from just six botnets

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6 botnets are responsible for 85% of all spam, according to an analysis by net security firm Marshal.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/29 ... am_deluge/
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I believe that. Many spam emails are very similar in design and wording. I used to be spammed by about 3 different spam patterns (based on the similarity of the emails) ... now I am just down to one type since some of my IE and Outlook Express co-workers and friends have receive new machines :roll:
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