Top 4 Free Anti Spam Software Solutions

The internet is a dangerous place, and with more and more malicious spam emails ending up in your inbox, you are probably here looking for a solution to filter them out.

Here are 5 of the best free anti spam solutions on the market, in no particular order!

1) CloudMark DesktopOne

This solution filters spam from within your network. What I mean by this, is spam does not get filtered before it reaches your mail server, it reaches your inbox as normal, for example in Outlook, and then gets deleted, moved or marked as spam by CloudMark DesktopOne software.

One of the pros about this software is it’s completely free, and works on all the major email clients on Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac.

Features and Limits of Free Version:

• Will filter only one folder (e.g. Inbox), Pro version filters unlimited.
• Will filter only one email account, Pro version filters unlimited.
• Filters all email types; POP, IMAP, Exchange and WebMail.
• View statistics and details of scanned spam messages
• Access to the user manuals and knowledge base

2) Mailwasher Free

Another popular software package that has over 8 million people using their spam filters. This package is free and integrates into the popular mail clients such as Outlook, Thunderbird, Gmail, Hotmail etc. Promises protection against; Spam, Phishing emails, email viruses, unwanted newsletters and unwanted emails.

Features of Mailwasher Free:

• Works with all email accounts in your email client
• The recycle bin ensures mail does not get lost
• Intelligent spam tools to do the work for you
• Eliminate spam and viruses before they get to your PC
• Easy to use on Mobile devices

3) Spamihilator

Spamihilator works between your email client and the internet and examines every incoming message. It boasts to remove 98% of spam mails before they get to your inbox. it also uses an intelligent learning filter and maths to calculate the probability of the email being spam, which also allows you to train the filter.

• Intelligent Bayesian Filter system to recognise 98% of spam
• Trainable software with dedicated Training Area
• Works on all email clients including open source ones
• SSL/TLS support for encrypted connections
• Setup wizard for easy of use

4) SPAMfighter

SPAMfighter has partnered up with Microsoft to build the strongest, safest, and most effective anti spam filter on the market. If you use Outlook, Outlook Express, Windows Mail, Windows Live Mail or Thunderbird and you want to get rid of spam, just install SPAMfighter. And if you use it at home, it’s 100% free.

• Award winning spam blocking techniques
• Protects all email accounts on your PC
• Protects against phishing, fraud and identity theft emails
• Privacy Guaranteed – your emails remain private
• Ability to blacklist domains and emails
• Report feature to block spammers
• Multiple language support

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