Good morning,

Here is the August State of Spam Report from Symantec. This report reviews spam activity throughout the month of June.

A closer observation of spam tactics in Asia Pacific this past month revealed some interesting trends:

- Spammers' Bullseye: The Olympic Games

- Phishing Email Targets Microsoft POP3 User Data

- Bilingual Spam Messages Emerge

This report is available on the State of Spam website at www.symantec.com/spam

If you would like more information on this report or would like to speak with someone from Symantec about the findings please contact one of the representatives below.

Press Contacts:

Angela Coombes

Max Australia

+61 2 9954 3492

Angela.coombes@maxaustralia.com.au

Debbie Sassine

Symantec

+61 2 8879 1110

debbie_sassine@symantec.com