It is registered in all the major markets of the world, including the United States, Canada, the UK, most of Europe, Australia and an additional 30 countries. The trademark was registered 10 years ago by Spider Systems, the predecessor to Spider Software. Spider Software protects its trademarks vigorously, and it will take appropriate action to ensure that it continues to maintain the unhindered benefit of the name that was trademarked many years ago. Spam can be simply a nuisance. Or it can be offensive or even sinister.
Some spammers take on a false identity.
They make their strange messages look as if they come from someone else. This has been done to a number of reputable companies, including Spider Software. They do not. They have absolutely nothing to do with Spider. We have set up an email address to counteract this issue, and we are taking set steps to terminate the problem.