bot attacks
RSS bot attacksAnalysis: What's the next malware threat?
Comment Bot networks - armies of these hijacked computers - have become the predominant feature of the internet threat landscape. The bad boys are getting more professional and doing more targeted attacks. Extortioners may also rent them to launch denial... [12 Apr 2006]
Invisible Attackers: Stop the Bot
White Paper Massive distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) and phishing attacks get the headlines, but invisible attackers pose a far more common threat to your network. This 60-minute TechWiseTV video on demand from Cisco will show you how botnets work, how... [29 Jan 2008]
Sick virus writer exploits London bomb blast
News The Asian tsunami, the war in Iraq and also the 9/11 attacks on New York saw similar social engineering attempts. A virus has been spotted in the wild which attempts to exploit concerns surrounding the bomb blasts which rocked London last Thursday... [09 Jul 2005]
Phatbot is "the Swiss army knife of Trojans"
News There are hundreds of different commands ranging from various types of DDoS attacks to stealing everything from the address book to deleting files and finding new hosts to infect. A new iteration of a Trojan horse with an unusually comprehensive... [18 Mar 2004]
