Botnets
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Fastest-spreading email worm 'MyDoom' turns five
News Back in 2004, email servers were overrun by a worm which sent out spam distributing junk mail through infected computers.
By Asavin Wattanajantra Published
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Windows worm could create the ‘world’s biggest botnet’
News Network worm infections may have surpassed the nine million mark, and unless security is tightened up in business networks, it’s only going to get worse.
By Asavin Wattanajantra Published
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Five new malware threats for 2009
News It's a constant arms race between IT and the criminals - so what is the new malware tech that we can expect to see next year?
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Worldwide spam spewing server taken down
News Many vendors saw a big decrease in detected spam after a rogue US server went offline – but it’s only a short-lived victory.
By Asavin Wattanajantra Published
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Researchers hijack Storm botnet for spam study
News Californian researchers pretend to be spammers, discovering that it takes millions of email messages to get a sale, but botnets are still profitable.
By Nicole Kobie Published
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The Storm botnet is finally dead – but what's next?
News The botnet which wrecked havoc in early 2007 is dead, but it looks like it has been replaced by something stronger.
By Asavin Wattanajantra Published
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'User-friendly' Zeus Trojan threatening world banks
News RSA has highlighted an 'all-in one' Zeus Trojan package - making botnet attacks possible for the most 'unsophisticated' of users.
By Asavin Wattanajantra Published
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Srizbi now the dominant spam botnet
News Research by Marshal claims the last two months have seen the botnet Srizbi dramatically growing in threat.
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The Storm winds down, but new malware on the up
News Malicious software removal tools have cut down Storm botnet numbers, but does this simply mean that criminals will migrate to new threats?
By Asavin Wattanajantra Published
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