FTC Shuts Down ‘Worst ISP In US’

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- FTC Shuts Down ‘Worst ISP In US’
- IRT Final Report on Trademark Protection in New Top-Level Domains …
- Red Condor Rolls ut BotHunter Email Security System
- NetZero Announces New Toll-Free ISP Plan

FTC Shuts Down ‘Worst ISP In US’
InformationWeek
The FTC said it had identified more than 4500 malicious programs directed by the command-and-control servers hosted by 3FN. Weafer doesn’t expect a repeat of the 50%. Those behind Pricewert are already taking their business elsewhere.

IRT Final Report on Trademark Protection in New Top-Level Domains …
CircleID
might help getting through the spam filters if only the latter are well-configured. Most users do not have fine-grained control on the configuration of their spam filter and none at all on the one used by their ISP. Where this matters is that “A Registrant has fourteen (14) calendar days from the date of the initial email notification to submit an Answer”. If the e-mail was caught by your spam filter or if you are on vacation traveling or more simply not reading your e-mail on a regular basis you are out of luck. You might lose your domain name without you even noticing it before it is too late. The language issue is also an important one.
Related from Guanxithebook: Conficker call-backs threaten to swamp legit domains

Red Condor Rolls ut BotHunter Email Security System
Dark Reading
About Red Condor Red Condor is revolutionizing spam-fighting technology. Red Condor’s highly accurate Email DNA filter hybrid architecture Vx Technology and fully managed appliances lead to a dramatic reduction in the cost of owning a premium spam filter. With solutions for small business as well as ISPs with millions of email inboxes Red Condor has a cost-effective time-saving solution that is rapidly gaining market share. The system’s design has built-in zero tolerance for lost email and a near zero false-positive rate while achieving long-term spam block rates greater than 99%. This next generation technology is backed by a 24×7 customer care center staffed by email security experts at Red Condor’s headquarters.

NetZero Announces New Toll-Free ISP Plan
TMC Net
95 a month for 30 hours of access which equates to 1. 1 cents per minute. NetZero Toll-Free customers will receive protection from viruses and an email account with spam protection. The NetZero Toll-Free service also provides a number of features and protections such as two GB of email storage pop-up blocker unlimited access to all of NetZero’s local dial-up numbers and PC protection from spyware Trojan horses and Internet worm attacks. Anuradha Shukla is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Anuradha’s article please visit her.

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