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Is there a dictionary of visibly similar Unicode characters for Spam processing?

I have spam that looks like this: мy вυddy'ѕ мoм мαĸeѕ $74/нoυr oɴ тнe lαpтop. ѕнe нαѕ вeeɴ lαιd oғғ ғor ѕeveɴ мoɴтнѕ вυт lαѕт мoɴтн нer pαy cнecĸ wαѕ $19420 jυѕт worĸιɴɢ oɴ тнe lαpтop ғor α ...
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XSS via Unicode

Reading about XSS and its countermeasures from http://www.xssed.com/xssinfo#Avoiding_XSS_vulnerabilities , it says (in the 2nd last paragraph of the link) that: […] support for Unicode character ...
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Is there a way to bypass Django's XSS escaping with “unicode”?

Django (the Python web framework) escapes output to prevent XSS (Cross Site Scripting) attacks. It replaces ', ", <, >, & with their HTML safe versions. However this presentation on slide ...
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What exploit types do I need to protect against in PHP?

I recently learned that apparently, it is common for people to attempt SQL injections using the HTTP referrer in PHP. What other inputs do I need to protect against? I am currently "cleaning up" ...
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How to defend against invalid UTF7/8 that hides a <script> tag?

I'm scanning HTML before it reaches a browser, and I've just heard about a type of exploit that uses invalid UTF7 or UTF8 sequences to embed an otherwise invisible script tag, which is used to execute ...
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White list or black list sanitation for international input?

There seem to be so many ways to create nefarious input that white-listing what input is good usually feels like the safer, simpler option. For instance, one can fairly easily craft a white list ...
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What applications are at risk from “Backwards Unicode Names” and what are the mitigations?

There is a vulnerability where some applications (such as explorer.exe) respond to Unicode characters that change the direction of the text (right-to-left vs left-to-right). This may be used to mask ...