n
(computing, informal) Software that annoys the user, as by displaying constant advertisements or reminders to register.
adj
(Internet) Countering spam (unwanted electronic mail).
n
(Internet, informal) Non-spam email messages that have been signed up for, but which the recipient does not necessarily want or have time to read.
n
a bot that sends messages to Usenet newsgroups to remove certain postings, especially spam.
n
(Internet) Web filtering, content-control software or spam-blocking solutions.
n
(computing) Malware that specializes in extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key.
n
(computing) A form of malware that spreads in the form of a worm and encrypts victims' data.
v
(transitive) To send a message or leave a comment on Facebook.
n
(computing) Software piracy, or stealing or unauthorized rehosting of digital content.
n
(Internet) Email that is not technically spam (since the user agreed to receive it) but which is unwanted, such as newsletters after making a purchase.
n
(computing, Internet) A match found by searching a computer system or search engine
n
(computing) An entire computer network that serves as a honeypot, or trap for potential attackers.
n
A technique for avoiding clutter in one's e-mail inbox by immediately dealing with incoming messages according to various strategies.
n
(computing) An advertisement, published on the Internet, that is infected with malicious code aiming to hijack the viewer's computer.
n
(Internet) A technique for blocking spam (junk e-mail) by configuring a non-existent server as the primary MX record, so that initial contact always fails. A legitimate sender is likely to try the next server, which should succeed.
n
Electronic mail that is not spam (junk mail); legitimate e-mail.
n
(computing) The redirection of traffic for one website to another, with intent to deceive.
n
(Internet) An agreement between a spammer and their ISP, where the spammer pays additional charges in order to be exempted from the provider's terms of service, which would otherwise prohibit spamming.
n
(computing) Malware that holds the data of a computer user for ransom, usually requiring or claiming to require payment to restore access.
n
(Internet) A block of text used as a sig (e-mail or newsgroup signature).
n
(uncountable, rarely countable, computing, Internet) Unsolicited bulk electronic messages.
n
(computing, informal) A program that automatically deletes spam (unsolicited commercial email).
n
(computing) An open proxy used to send spam.
n
A bot that sends mass junk e-mail.
n
(informal, derogatory) A junk conference publicised through spam (unsolicited electronic mail or online postings).
adj
(Internet, rare) Without spam (electronic junk mail).
adj
Resembling or characteristic of spam (junk electronic mail).
adj
(Internet, rare) That can be spammed; susceptible to spamming.
n
(Internet, informal) spamming; sending junk mail in electronic format
n
(slang) The act of spamming; a body of spam text
n
(Internet) The act of sending unwanted electronic mail.
adj
Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling spam (junk e-mail).
n
(Internet) Attempts to disguise spam as legitimate messages.
adj
(computing) Resistant to spamming (the bulk sending of unsolicited messages).
v
(Internet, slang, transitive) To use spam to advertise.
n
(Internet) Unsolicited commercial messages sent via an instant messaging system.
n
(Internet) The sending of spim.
n
(computing) A service that purposely delays incoming connections in order to reduce the effectiveness of spamming and similar techniques.
v
To remove spam messages.
n
Someone who uploads files.
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