Trojan creates bogus webmail accounts to punt drugs
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| The use of compromised PCs to send spam has been going on for years, but the
| HotLan-A Trojan follows a more complex routine. Each active copy of the
| Trojan attempts to set up a webmail account before pulling encrypted spam
| emails from a website.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/06/webmail_trojan/
Turing test challenges spam filters
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| He added: "We've been seeing a lot of PDF stock spams for the last 10
| days or so, and there was another spike last night. Images are
| particularly easy for humans to pick up, but particularly hard
| for computers.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/06/fuzzy_image_spam/
They just need to disconnect every PC that has malware on it. That would leave
very few people connected to the Web, until they use a secure operating
system. Microsoft will deliver at least three "critical" patches this Tuesday.
It never stops.
Recent:
FBI to Notify Microsoft Windows Users Who Were Victims of Botnets
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| The Department of Justice and FBI have announced the results of
| an ongoing cyber crime initiative to disrupt and dismantle
| “botherders” and elevate the public’s cyber security
| awareness of botnets.
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http://www.linuxelectrons.com/news/general/10550/fbi-notify-microsoft-windows-users-who-were-victims-botnets
Related:
Botnet 'pandemic' threatens to strangle the net
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| Cerf estimated that between 100 million and 150 million of the
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| 600 million PCs on the internet are under the control of hackers,
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| the BBC reports.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/26/botnet_threat/
The feds weigh in on Windows security
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| "The benefits of this move are enormous: Common, secure configurations
| can help slow botnet spreading, can radically reduce delays in patching,
| can stop many attacks directly, and organizations that have made the
| move report that it actually saves money rather than costs money,"
| Paller wrote.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6172158.html
Zombie botnets attack global DNS servers
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| Hackers launched a sustained attack last night against key root servers
| which form the backbone of the internet.
|
| Security firm Sophos said that botnets of zombie PCs bombarded the
| internet's domain name system (DNS) servers with traffic.
|
| "These zombie computers could have brought the web to its knees,"
| said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos.
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http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2174383/zombie-botnets-attack-global
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