COMPUTER NETWORKING

NETWORK SECURITY

INTRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following filters spam emails?
A
Anti-virus software
B
Email service providers
C
Internet service providers
D
All of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Header Filter: Header email spam filters use Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to evaluate the source of the email and filter out any suspicious email addresses. This filter assesses e-mail headers for the information in the header about the recipient, sender, and subject fields displayed by the email browsers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Content filters – parse the content of messages, scanning for words that are commonly used in spam emails. Header filters – examine the email header source to look for suspicious information (such as spammer email addresses). Blocklist filters – stop emails that come from a blocklist of suspicious IP addresses.

Detailed explanation-3: -Explanation: SpamExpert Desktop is a tool used as a spam filter in association with email programs and automatically intercepts spam emails.

Detailed explanation-4: -Open your Gmail account and click on the gear in the top-right corner. Select See All Settings. Under the “Filters and Blocked Addresses” tab, click Create a new filter. Type “SPAM?” in the subject line and click Create filter ». Check the box next to Apply the label. 22-Dec-2022

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