Spammers have found a new way to avoid being blocked immediately. They are surviving for longer periods without being discovered by using free web hosting services. They are using the name of legitimate web hosts in order to protect them as long as possible. A report by security company McAfee has brought this despicable trend to our attention.
The free hosting and free subdomains on offer by many free web hosting companies are being taken advantage of by these spammers who are signing up with the hosts. They are more often than not permitted to also use a one of a kind third-level domain which makes them appear to be a legitimate site. It is here that the problems begin.
One of the main reasons for this increasing trend is the fact that spammers are aware that they will get blocked much quicker if they are not associated with a genuine site that has been existing for a while. The fact that the free web host has been operating for a while means that they will more than likely have had genuine traffic directed to it. This can result in a longer delay before spam blockers actually block the host. This delay can give the spammers time to generate more than a billion messages .
The report by McAfee has identified free web hosts which have links with 0catch.com as the most likely web hosts to be targeted. The reasons for this are the fact that they do not spend much time trying to block spammers from hosting malware and they also commonly offer hosting to those who want to stay annonymous.
This all provides even more reasons for those wishing to set up a legitimate online business to steer clear of free web hosting. Paying for good quality web hosting is something that all genuine online businesses should choose. This will enable them to prevent spammers from destroying all the hard work they have put in to their online businesses.
Anybody thinking about venturing into internet marketing should have web hosting set up beforehand. But the world of web hosting can be confusing. An example of this could be coming across reseller web hosting or even linux web hosting when you are looking at different hosting plans.
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