ISPs turn blind eye to million-machine malware monster
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| According to figures from researcher Peter Gutmann, the Storm Worm alone is
| believed to comprise from 1m to 10m CPUs, creating one of the world's most
| powerful computers.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/10/isps_ignore_strorm_worm_and_other_malware/
Yes, that's probably one gang holding up to 10 million PCs. How many zombies
are out there? 1 in 4-6 Windows PCs, according to Vint Cerf.
Storm worm dangles trojaned Tor clients
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=42230
Windows has a cost. Everyone shares the burden.
Related:
Microsoft is the world's biggest cause of zombie remailers
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| In China, it would take about one and one-half years wages (for the
| average Chinese) to buy a legitimate copy of Windows Vista. If you
| could find it here.
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| Microsoft is the biggest cause of zombie remailers in the world,
| because they make noises, but do not do anything to address the
| real digital inequities in the world.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38202
Botnet 'pandemic' threatens to strangle the net
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| Cerf estimated that between 100 million and 150 million of the
| 600 million PCs on the internet are under the control of hackers,
| the BBC reports.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/26/botnet_threat/
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