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Malware: From bedroom to boardroom
Comment Heralding the beginning of the botnet phenomenon, Sobig was rapidly followed by a whole host of imitators such as MyDoom, Netsky and Bagel. By using commercial-grade software products called botnet herders, gangs are able to use the botnet to send... [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. A is for Antivirus No viruses or Trojans have been detected in any of these... [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 botnet creators usually trying... [28 Sep 2007]
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 antivirus vendors distribute a signature for a... [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 Sophos, an antivirus company... [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 botnet. [03 Jun 2005]
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