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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. A is for Antivirus No... [19 Oct 2007]
Cyber criminals building more but smaller botnets
News Computers infected with a virus unknowingly become 'zombies' in a botnet - which is a network used to send out spam and to mount further attacks on other machines. The zombie army can be controlled remotely with the... [28 Sep 2007]
The A to Z of security
News PCs not protected by adequate antivirus and firewall software are at greatest risk of being corralled into a botnet. A botnet - also known as a 'zombie network' or 'zombie army' - is a... [14 Nov 2006]
Zombie armies are shrinking, says security guru
News He added: "When a larger botnet is spreading a virus, it lights up the switchboard of [antivirus] vendors, and they'll respond in a few hours with a signature to contain the outbreak. The more quickly... [17 Nov 2005]
Is latest can of worms a cyber-crime turf war?
News A botnet of about 5,500 "zombies", or compromised computers, typically costs spammers, phishers or other crooks about $350 per week, security company Symantec has said. The outbreak has a financial motive, according to... [18 Aug 2005]
Virus warning: Bagle variant has alarming attack strategy
News The final part of the triumvirate is a second Trojan, called Win32.Mitglieder, which disables firewalls and antivirus software, further lowering the shields, and then hijacks the infected PC for use as part of a... [03 Jun 2005]
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