Virus Writers Mean Business

November 15th, 2007 by Batya | Category: Data & Research, Email Security | Leave a comment »

It seems the wicked of the computer world have officially sold out. According to a recently released report by Panda Security virus writers are no longer interested in old fashioned havoc-wreaking worms. The notorious script kiddies of the past have either sold out or been replaced by money hungry trespassers, who now focus on revenue [...]

Tags: adware, computerweekly, Don Hoskins, malware, Panda Security, Trojans, viruses, worms

for all the bots in China….

January 31st, 2007 by Batya | Category: Email Security | Leave a comment »

Recent reports by google estimate 40 million internet-connected computer could be infected with Trojans. Prolexic says that over half the world’s zombies are in Asia.
40 million x 0.5 = 20 million zombies in Asia
Sound about right?
This may be easily explained as a consequense of population, since China and India alone account for 20% of the [...]

Tags: asia, China, India, malware, Prolexic, Trojans, zombies

Virus Writers Mean Business

for all the bots in China….

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