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Well, not really. But spam volumes dropped dramatically on Nov. 11 as a result of McColo being taken offline by its two primary ISPs, Hurricane Electric and Global Crossing. IronPort, for example, reported that monthly spam volumes in September and October averaged 190 billion messages per day worldwide. On Nov. 11, there were 153 billion spams sent, although this included the sudden dropoff at 1:30 p.m. Pacific as McColo was taken offline. On Nov. 13, worldwide spam volume was 64.1 billion messages.

The dramatic fall in spam traffic reported last week after alleged rogue ISP McColo was taken offline will only be a temporary reprieve and could actually generate a new wave of Trojans, experts have warned.