Symantec reports that spam in Hong Kong amounted to 92.3%

Symantec released in May of the Intelligence Report, the report said Hong Kong spam rate "world first", reached a staggering 92.3 percent, while the mainland for the second 91.1%. All e-mail in the world, the proportion of spam has reached 90.4%. This means that 1.1 of every e-mail there is a spam. In April to May, between the percentage increase of 5.1 percentage points.

Symantec released the May 2009 MessageLabs Intelligence Report also shows another disturbing trend, unlike the past, known only to those who hijacked the smaller sites, the network elements have now begun to use some of the old site profile to spread malicious software.

The report shows that 84.6 percent were attacked by malicious software to set up the Web site for more than a year. One of the most typical type of site often attacks the social networking site because the majority of social network by user-generated content.

The most popular is the CAPTCHA verification, require users to enter a series of random characters, but has been proven no longer valid. Many sites rely on the CAPTCHA validation to ensure that the sender is a subscriber. Some of the main Web site is trying to find other ways to stop spammers, including the use of photographic images.