Trojan spreads using PI wiretapping scare
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| Net security firm Sophos reports that among the malware types downloaded onto
| infected PCs is an item of scareware which displays a fake Windows Security
| Centre alert in a bid to trick victims into purchasing bogus security
| software.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/20/bogus_wiretap_trojan_scam/
Targeted e-mail attacks spoof DOJ, business group
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| The Trojan horse that gets installed on a computer allows an attacker to have
| remote access to the machine, but MessageLabs security analyst Paul Wood said
| the attacker's exact purpose was not clear. "Once they get access to the
| machine remotely, they can use that machine for anything," Wood said.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6219559.html
Yesterday:
Trojan horse spreads quickly through Microsoft's IM
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| "This is really growing rapidly," said Lichtman. Six hours after it first
| found the Trojan horse, Aladdin put the total number of assembled bots at
| about 500; three hours later, that had climbed to several thousand. By 12:30
| p.m. EST Monday, the botnet had been built out to 11,000 machines.
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http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;959081077;fp;4194304;fpid;1
Related:
The end of Windows, or a security expert gives up
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| And then go and warn others to do the same. Windows is defeated - its days
| are over. It carries the worm inside. So whatever will
| happen next: RIP, Windows.
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http://wolfgang.lonien.de/?p=456
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/
Gathering 'Storm' Superworm Poses Grave Threat to PC Nets
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| Although it's most commonly called a worm, Storm is really more: a worm, a
| Trojan horse and a bot all rolled into one. It's also the most successful
| example we have of a new breed of worm, and I've seen estimates that between
| 1 million and 50 million computers have been infected worldwide.
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http://www.wired.com/politics/security/commentary/securitymatters/2007/10/securitymatters_1004
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