Romania's Presidential Campaign Marred By Spam Runs

By: mstoica@bitdefender.com | comment : 0 | December 02, 2009 | Posted in: SPAM REVIEW

Waves of spam messages have appeared, purporting to support both candidates remaining in the race – Mircea Geoana and Traian Basescu.

The message in support of Traian Basescu tries to convince recipients that the incumbent president has not, in fact, stricken a child in 2004 during a rally, while the one in support of Mircea Geoana purports to be an open letter from the candidate himself.

BitDefender has added signatures to block both types of e-mails from reaching the inboxes of BitDefender clients.

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mstoica@bitdefender.com

Razvan Stoica is a journalist turned teacher turned publicist and technology evangelist. When BitDefender isn't paying him to bring complex subjects to wide audiences, he enjoys writing fiction, skiing and biking. Razvan Stoica started off writing for a science monthly and was the chief editor of a science fiction magazine for a short while before moving on to the University of Medicine in Bucharest where he lectured on the English language. Recruited by BitDefender in 2004 to add zest to the company's online presence, he has fulfilled a bevy of roles within the company since. In his current position, he is responsible for the communications and community-building efforts of the BitDefender research and technology development arm.

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