Anti-Spam: Protecting your Inbox

It's not a secret that cybercriminals use spam as a channel to spread malware: malicious objects are, as a rule, attached to the message. Spam might also contain a link to malicious web resources serving the ground of a phishing attack or are injected with a malicious code.

That means, once in the inbox, such emails would become an open door for a banking Trojan and, as a result, become a means of stealing money from online banking systems. It's rare to find someone who has never encountered any type of spam in their life. A recent research conducted by Kaspersky Lab in association with B2B International revealed that 64% of respondents consider spam one of the most serious threats.

So keeping your inbox SPAM free is a necessity. So here are some tips to keep your Inbox clean In order to withstand the endless flow of unsolicited emails, please follow our simple instructions:

•  Keep two email accounts: a 'public' one and a 'secret' ('private') one. Use the latter solely to correspond with the people you know.

•  It is highly recommended to use different credentials. And, of course, never use the same password for all accounts: although this tip is not really about battling spam, it will help to avoid certain troubles in an event of malware infection or breach.

•  Never cite your 'private' email on the Internet and do not use it to register on web resources – this is exactly what your other, 'public' email is for.

•  If you get a spam message or a mail from an unknown sender in your Inbox, never open attachments or click on links. And do not attempt to reply to such emails.

•  Use security solutions which employ advanced anti-spam technologies.