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____/ SomeBloke on Thursday 10 July 2008 13:45 : \____
> DFS wrote:
>
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>>> Botnets winning spam wars, says report
>>>
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>>>> Given that the company reports there being an average of 10 million
>>>> botnet 'zombies' active on any one day in the second quarter of
>>>> 2008,
>>
>> But out of the other side of your mouth you claim it's 320,000,000?
>>
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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.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://wolfgang.lonien.de/?p=456
>>
>> blah blah blah
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> 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.
>>> `----
>>
>> But out of the other side of your mouth you quote 10,000,000?
>>
>> Face it Spamowitz: you're a ridiculous person.
>
> This was a report from a company called CommTouch, not a claim from Roy. Who
> looks ridiculous now Stewie?
There are roughly 320 million Windows PCs that are zombies (assumping USA TOday
was correct). Not all of them are used as 'SPAM reactors' every single say.
The 'operators' of botnets just pick subsets and move along (if the
cybercrooks increase their 'staffing', they will). There is no contradiction
here at all the the Munchkins know it very well.
Windows botnets are underutilised, that's all.
- --
~~ Best of wishes
Roy S. Schestowitz | Useful fact: close elevator button = Express Mode
http://Schestowitz.com | Free as in Free Beer | PGP-Key: 0x74572E8E
Cpu(s): 19.8%us, 3.0%sy, 0.1%ni, 75.9%id, 0.9%wa, 0.0%hi, 0.3%si, 0.0%st
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