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Microsoft fights gaming Trojan menace
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| Strains of malware, such as Taterf, steal login credentials for online games
| (Lineage Online and World of Warcraft are among the most popular targets).
| Many of the Trojans originate in eastern Asia (particularly China).
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/23/gaming_trojan_clean_up/
How typical it has become. If Microsoft tools remove 0.01% of the malware, they
claim success and heroism. This is one such case.
40,000 pieces of malware cleaned? Good. There's half a billion to go.
Recent:
Bots rule in cyberspace
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| USA TODAY REPORTS that on an average day, 40 per cent of the 800 million
| computers connected to the Internet are bots used to send out spam, viruses
| and to mine for sensitive personal data.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/17/bots-rule-cyberspace
Botnets Running Rampant
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| How much money is being stolen by cybercriminals? No one knows, and no one
| even knows how to go about coming up with that number, IronPort's Peterson
| said.
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/144489/botnets_running_rampant.html
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