92% of emails are spam

Unsolicited electronic advertising is not uncommon among regular Internet users.

Security company Symantec claims that in July 2010, 92 percent of all e-mail messages were spam. Last year, this figure was 89 percent, meaning the number of unsolicited advertising messages increased slightly.  The number of non-English language phishing sites, especially French and Italian, is gradually increasing, but ppositive for phishing the number of attacks fell by 5% in one year. A year ago, Barack Obama and Michael Jackson topped the spam rankings, while this year the World Cup and BP international oil company dominated. Regional differences are significant. Nowadays, for example, Russian spammers focus on fake air-conditioning ads due to forest fires and heat.

The company has discovered a new type of attack where the fraudster obtains the victim’s login ID and password through a “live chat” feature on a fake commercial site and then tries to use it on real websites.

"The phishing site's live chat feature makes the site authentic and interactive, creating a pleasant impression on customers," Symantec said.