Are spammers losing their touch? By looking at the (lack of) volume of Valentine-related spam we are seeing, I would vouch that this could be the case. Besides the usual little bit of boring malware masquerading as an innocent Valentine message, nothing otherwise to even awaken the anti-spammer asleep in front of his/her desk.

Maybe they’re low on money. This will explain the amount of stock spam we saw this week. Or maybe it is the fact that as of Valentine’s day, it is possible to buy Viagra over the counter without prescription in the UK - that old pill spam might not be as exciting a proposition as before.

Then there is the turf wars. Is it the case that spammers just got that old adage the wrong way around: Make War, Not Love? Maybe that is the case, for with every war, there come soldiers, and with the soldiers, prostitutes. Does that explain the increase in escort and prostitute spam lately? Or do they think that the anti-spammers have no Valentines and need alternative fulfillment?

Or maybe they are just laying low, building up their arsenals for the next big run. Well, if that is the case we’ll be waiting and they can have a bouquet of black roses as well.