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McAfee false alert snares innocent JavaScript files
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| Faulty virus definition updates from McAfee that flagged legitimate
| JavaScript files as potentially malign caused a headache for some sysadmins
| earlier this week.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/04/mcafee_false_positive/
Compromised Computers Host an Average of 3 Malware Families
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| Unfortunately, we are talking about infected files and not doughnuts.
| According to security company ESET, the average compromised machine is home
| to 13 infected files as well as malicious programs from three different
| malware families.
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http://securitywatch.eweek.com/online_malware/compromised_computers_play_host_an_average_of_3_malware_families.html
Related:
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. Â
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/17/bots-rule-cyberspace
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2008-03-16-computer-botnets_N.htm
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. Â
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/144489/botnets_running_rampant.html
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