Pros

• Spam Bully has a well designed and easy to use interface that integrates well with Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express and Windows Mail
• It comes equipped with a fraudulent link detection feature which checks all link threats in your email
• It is highly customizable and the adjustable options include auto-deletion, forwarding, multi-language support and more

Cons

• Spam Bully hasn’t been updated in several years
• It only works with Microsoft email clients and lacks support for other email clients like Thunderbird
• It has no support for IMAP within Microsoft Outlook

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Spam Bully 4 is a leading spam filter software program that has been recognised for its ability to remove threats in your inbox like junk mail. It optimises itself to provide the best spam filter protection and keep up-to-date with the latest spam threats.

Because junk mail helps to spread malware like viruses, worms and Trojans, Spam Bully comes with a link detection features which checks for all these threats. It matches the protection levels found in other spam filters like Spam Eater Pro, MailWasher Pro and SpamFighter Pro

Blocking/Filtering

Spam Bully comes with many features that block and filter out malicious threats in your inbox. It helps you win the fight against spam in your inbox and constantly monitors and protects it to make sure they don’t return.

The spam filter implements a multi-pronged approach to defeating spam. And the spam blocker cross references both allowed and blocked senders.

Spam Bully has the intelligent Bayesian Spam Filter feature which allows you to instruct it about the types of email you want to block or keep. And it also collects data about your email behaviour and learns to distinguish between your legitimate email senders and spam senders. This is an advanced feature that many users will struggle with, and it could take you a while to learn the preferences.

Another feature in Spam Bully that helps to block and filter spam is Allow/Block List. It empowers you with the ability to choose which messages make it into your inbox.

Protection

Spam Bully will protect your computer and inbox from dangerous emails. It will also protect you from phishing scams designed to steal your personal details and use them for fraudulent activities.

It comes with a link detection feature that detects any links an email message contains. It then examines the link to determine if it’s legitimate or if it takes you to a fraudulent website. And that’s how it protects you from phishing attacks.

Rules

Spam Bully is highly customisable and you can adjust the Spam Blocker to meet your needs in several ways. The options you have to customise are auto-deletion, forwarding, multi-language support, challenge responses etc.

Compatibility

It currently only works with Microsoft email clients and these include Microsoft Outlook, Express and Windows Mail. Unfortunately, it has no support for IMAP within Microsoft Outlook Express. And it also lacks support for POP3 email clients like Thunderbird.

Summary

Spam Bully is one of the best spam filter software programs. And despite being somewhat dated, it still provides excellent email protection from all forms of spam.