I have recently received a lot of spam mails that by-pass Gmail Spam Filter. The subject was something like “Appointment” ; “Re: Site Recommendation” ; “I have found the best prices” and etc. The message inside the mail is short without any links. One example :

We are offering an extended list and variety of your favorite M e d products!
With fast discreet trackable U-S.P-S shipping!
Remember to get more and save!
Stop by anytime; trafrx . com

I believe many of you may have a similar spam mail that bypass Gmail Filter System. The only way to stop this is to create a filter to include “U-S.P-S shipping”. Most of the spam mails I got contain this keyword.

In fact this type of spam not only bypass Gmail spam filter but also Mailwasher that I am using to filter POP3 accounts. I am trying to figure out a regular expression that I can use in Mailwasher.

ZDnet reported that MSN Messenger is vulnerable to a critical high webcam flaw that can exploit to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via specially crafted data sent to a user. Secunia warns that successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code, but requires that the victim accepts the incoming Webcam invitation. Microsoft urged all MSN users to update to Windows Live Messenger 8.1 or later as in the investigation, it shows that this version onwards is not vulnerable to the flaw.

Below is what Microsoft spokesman said

Our investigation so far shows that the latest version, Windows Live Messenger 8.1, is not vulnerable to this issue, he added, urging Windows Live Messenger 8.0 users to upgrade to Messenger 8.1.

We have encouraged customers to upgrade to Windows Live Messenger 8.1 beginning February 2007, the spokesman said.

Once we’re done investigating, we will take appropriate action to help protect customers. This may include providing a security update through the monthly release process, an out-of-cycle update or additional guidance to help customers protect themselves.