[News] [Rival] Forget Anti-virus Software, It's "Anti-bot" Software Now

[Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Finally, anti “bot” technology is launched, and it’s from Norton

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| Now that a specific anti “bot” program has been released, from Symantec no 
| less, the threat from bots, botnets and zombified computers are hitting the 
| news more often, and is finally entering the mainstream users in a big way.  
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http://www.itwire.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13585&Itemid=1105


Related:

Symantec Software Battles Vicious New PC Enemies: 'Bots'

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| "We are seeing rapid increase in botnet infections," says Ed Kim, director 
| of product management in the consumer division at Symantec. 
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http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/newsanalysis/itmanagement/10368181.html?cm_ven=YAHOO&amp&cm_cat=FREE&amp&cm_ite=NA


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/


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