May 23 2013

Spam in April 2013

• The percentage of spam in email traffic was up 2.1 percentage points compared with March and averaged 72.2%
• The percentage of phishing emails decreased by a factor of three compared with March, dropping to 0.002%
• In April, malicious files were found in 2.4% of all emails, a decrease of 1.6 percentage points

May 08 2013

Spam in Q1 2013

The percentage of spam in total mail traffic was up by 0.5 percentage points in the first quarter, averaging 66.5%.

Apr 18 2013

Spam in March 2013

The percentage of spam in email traffic was down 1 percentage point compared with February and averaged 70.1%

Mar 21 2013

Spam in February 2013

The percentage of spam in email traffic was up 12.8 percentage points compared with January and averaged 71.1%.

Feb 21 2013

Spam in January 2013

The percentage of spam in email traffic was down 7.7 percentage points compared with December and averaged 58.3%

Jan 24 2013

Spam in December 2012

The percentage of spam in email traffic was up 3.1 percentage points from November and averaged 66%.

Dec 19 2012

Spam in November 2012

Spammers and scammers always take advantage of holidays and hot news. As we approach the Christmas and New Year holidays, spammers now have more reasons and opportunities to advertise their goods and services in spam.

Nov 23 2012

Spam in October 2012

The percentage of spam in email traffic was down 4.5 percentage points from September and averaged 68%.

Nov 13 2012

Spam in Q3 2012

The percentage of spam in total mail traffic was down by 2.8 percentage points in the third quarter, coming in at 71.5%.

Oct 24 2012

Spam in September 2012

The percentage of spam in email traffic grew by 2.3 percentage points from August and averaged 72.5%

Sep 25 2012

Spam in August 2012

The percentage of spam in email traffic was down 1.6 percentage points from July and averaged 70.2%

Aug 23 2012

Spam in July 2012

The percentage of spam in email traffic was down 0.1 percentage points and averaged 71.8%. Malicious files were found in 4.4% of emails, a 50% increase compared to the previous month.