I got Spam?!

Botnets have become more and more of a concern lately, thanks to the Storm Worm. Storm is believed to have created the net's largest botnet, with somewhere between 5-10 million computers turned into zombies. The users of the affected systems likely have no idea they are members of this not so exclusive club. Botnets can be used to send spam, launch DDoS attacks, and more. Here are series of great videos from Live Security examining the inner workings of a botnet, how they are built, what they can do, and how to protect your users from them.

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Part 3:

• Security Software Industry Takes First Steps Towards Forming Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization
• New Phishing Attack Masquerades as Government Alert
• Japanese Spammer Accused of Sending Over 2 Million Spams
• Botnet Source Code For Overachievers
• Spammers top 10 report: US Leading the Axis of Evil!
• GFI Adds Support for January 2008 Microsoft Security Updates
• New Botnet Overtakes Storm
• Hillary Clinton Spam Spreading Malware
• Judge Orders End to Weight Loss Spam Organization
• Spammers Use Lunar Eclipse to Deliver Malware

Filed under: Malware Tags: by admin Date 31 January, 2008