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Botnets Unleashed: The Rise of Zomb
Name: EC Date: August 18, 2007 at 22:59:46 Pacific OS: Windows XP Pro/SuSE Linux CPU/Ram: Intel Pentium Product: Self-built
Name: Beachcoffee Date: August 20, 2007 at 13:52:18 Pacific
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I received a "exploit" in my IE cache. I was worried that it might have planted something on my pc. I should have saved the exploit file so it could be analyzed but I emptied the cache. So there are untold ways that an attacker can get in your pc.
Summary: A worthy read in the Register. . . Zero-day exploits were once the realm of just underground and elite hackers, but their increased prevalence is bringing a positive new trend: unofficial patches from...
Summary: I think that estimate is a little on the conservative side. I think 3M XP systems would be a lot closer. Their study only ran three months, and they only looked at IRC Botnets they could track. They p...
Summary: Informative reading from an article at TrojanHunter.com __________________________________________ The Danger of Scrap Files By Magnus Mischel Many Internet users today know that they should never r...
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