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Infected Web Pages Nearly Triple: Page 2 of 2

E-mail containing such links may not register as a carrier of infection, but the absence of a malware payload doesn't mean such messages are any less dangerous.

The Sophos report says that the company found new spam Web pages every three seconds and that 92.3% of e-mail during this period was spam.

"Ironically, there is a still a common belief that unsolicited e-mail, or spam, is a non-threat," the report says. "With virtually all of it unwanted and a large portion linking to infected Web sites, organizations would be wise to address this problem before they become a victim."