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Yet Another Reason to Use Linux
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| “The bots” are mostly people’s home, and occasionally office, computers. The
| typical bot PC has been root-kitted, meaning that the deep levels of the
| (Windows) OS have been altered so that the malware cannot be detected by
| normal file inspection or process-table inspection.
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http://dailypundit.com/?p=32605
There's an example there of cyberwar caused by Windows zombies.
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
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