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Blue Frog

Developer(s)	Blue Security
Operating system	Microsoft Windows Extension for Mozilla Firefox
License	Open-source
Website	Blue Security Inc. (archived)

Blue Frog was a freely-licensed anti-spam tool produced by Blue Security Inc. and operated as part of a community-based system which tried to persuade spammers to remove community members' addresses from their mailing lists by automating the complaint process for each user as spam is received. Blue Security maintained these addresses in a hashed form in a Do Not Intrude Registry, and spammers could use free tools to clean their lists. The tool was discontinued in 2006.

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Krebs, Brian (May 17, 2006), "Blue Security Kicked While It's Down", The Washington Post, archived from the original on June 12, 2006 on the spammers victory and its implications.
Singel, Ryan (May 16, 2006), "Under Attack, Spam Fighter Folds", Wired News.
Underwood, Todd (May 8, 2006), "The Blue Security Fiasco", Renesys, archived from the original on June 18, 2006.

External links

Berinato, Scott (November 2006), "Attack of the Bots. The latest threat to the Net: autonomous software programs that combine forces to perpetrate mayhem, fraud, and espionage on a global scale. How one company fought the new Internet mafia – and lost", Wired, vol. 14, no. 11 on botnets and the DDoS attack on Blue Frog, Oct 31, 2006.
Brand, Madeleine; Reshef, Eran (17 May 2006), "Spammers Win, Anti-Spam Software Firm Shuts Down", Day to Day (transcript) (interview), NPR.
Montan, Eric, Spammer Desperately Tries to Undermine Blue Security.
Krebs, Brian (May 17, 2006), "In the Fight Against Spam Email, Goliath Wins Again", The Washington Post.
Ranum, Marcus J, "Enabling the Complaint Department", Ranum (editorial).
KnujOn – Another anti-spam service, "a multi-tiered response to Internet threats, specifically email-based threats"
Suspects in the DDOS attack

Unsolicited digital communication

Protocols

Email spam	Address munging Bulk email software Directory harvest attack DNSBL DNSWL Email spoofing Image spam Joe job Pink contract Spambot
Other	Auto dialer Cold calling Flyposting Junk fax Messaging Mobile phone Newsgroup Robocall Spambot Telemarketing VoIP

Anti-spam

Spamdexing

Internet fraud

v t e Malware topics
Infectious malware	Comparison of computer viruses Computer virus Computer worm List of computer worms Timeline of computer viruses and worms
Concealment	Backdoor Clickjacking Man-in-the-browser Man-in-the-middle Rootkit Trojan horse Zombie computer
Malware for profit	Adware Botnet Crimeware Fleeceware Form grabbing Fraudulent dialer Infostealer Keystroke logging Malbot Privacy-invasive software Ransomware Rogue security software Scareware Spyware Web threats
By operating system	Android malware Classic Mac OS viruses iOS malware Linux malware MacOS malware Macro virus Mobile malware Palm OS viruses HyperCard viruses
Protection	Anti-keylogger Antivirus software Browser security Data loss prevention software Defensive computing Firewall Internet security Intrusion detection system Mobile security Network security
Countermeasures	Computer and network surveillance Honeypot Operation: Bot Roast

Leyden, John. "Blue Security calls it quits after attack by renegade spammer". www.theregister.com. Retrieved 2024-01-19.

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