What are the Pseudowords built into POPFile and how do they work?

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faq:pseudowords [2012/12/13 12:12] – Minor corrections (e.g. SpamAssassin is no longer a broken link) xueshengfaq:pseudowords [2013/11/05 13:58] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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  ! This one works just like the comment trick. Instead of placing a comment inside a word, spammers use invalid (thought up) html tags inside the word. The effect is the same.  ! This one works just like the comment trick. Instead of placing a comment inside a word, spammers use invalid (thought up) html tags inside the word. The effect is the same.
  ? html:numericentity  ? html:numericentity
- ! is set when a message contains a html numeric entity, like V. Numeric entities can be used to display special characters, like the Euro symbol. But they also can be used for normal characters, when spammers are trying to hide give-away words from filters. E.g. this spells 'VIAGRA': VIAGRA+ ! is set when a message contains a html numeric entity, like V. Numeric entities can be used to display special characters, like the Euro symbol. But they also can be used for normal characters, when spammers are trying to hide give-away words from filters. E.g. this spells 'VIAGRA': VIAG&∓#82;A
  ? html:td  ? html:td
  ! this one keeps track of the number of html table cells in an email. Usually, emails are just paragraphs of text. When they contain tables and when those tables contain many cells, something different may be going on.  ! this one keeps track of the number of html table cells in an email. Usually, emails are just paragraphs of text. When they contain tables and when those tables contain many cells, something different may be going on.
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-More information about spammer trickery that underlies some of these pseudowords can be found in [[http://www.jgc.org/tsc/| The Spammers' Compendium]]+More information about spammer trickery that underlies some of these pseudowords can be found in [[http://www.virusbtn.com/resources/spammerscompendium/index| The Spammers' Compendium]]
  
 === See also === === See also ===
   * [[Glossary:PseudoWord | Glossary: pseudoword]]   * [[Glossary:PseudoWord | Glossary: pseudoword]]
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