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Police close in on NZ botnet ringleader
News New Zealand police have cracked down on an alleged botnet ringleader in New Zealand, who the FBI claims had illegal control over one million computers. Since Operation Bot Roast was announced last June, eight individuals... [03 Dec 2007]
Malware: From bedroom to boardroom
Comment By using commercial-grade software products called botnet herders, gangs are able to use the botnet to send out spam. Heralding the beginning of the botnet phenomenon, Sobig was rapidly... [19 Nov 2007]
Pump-and-dump MP3 email spam warning
News David Vella, product manager for GFI Software, told silicon.com: "We think it is running through zombie botnet hijacked PCs which are sending this type of new spam. The voice is heavily distorted to avoid detection by... [19 Oct 2007]
Worst week for viruses in a year?
News Ultimately, computers infected with this virus become unknowing "zombies" in a botnet that are used to send out spam and further the attacks. According to warning notices from Postini - as well as... [16 Apr 2007]
Virus alert as Storm Worm rages on
News The compromised machine becomes a zombie in a network called a botnet. Most botnets are currently controlled through a central server, which - if found - can be taken down to destroy the botnet. However,... [23 Jan 2007]
Worry over MSN blogs aiding spam
News Botnets are always going to be a more lucrative avenue for [spammers and virus authors] - you are not going to get that mass control you get with a botnet," said Biviano, who argued that improved design... [26 Aug 2005]
Lycos email scam hides nasty Trojan
News According to Paul Wood, chief information analyst at MessageLabs, such botnet capacity can be rented out for around $10 per hour and "provides enough combined computing power and bandwidth to spam almost every email... [08 Dec 2004]
