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Researchers dissect ZeuS botnet blueprint 
Security
Researchers dissect ZeuS botnet blueprint
Shaun Nichols Mar 8, 2010
Malware startup costs put at $2,753.
 
New Zeus botnet discovered in 75,000 systems 
Security
New Zeus botnet discovered in 75,000 systems
Dan Worth Feb 19, 2010
Threat could affect 2,500 organisations.
 
Jailbroken iPhones hit by botnet threat 
Mobility
Jailbroken iPhones hit by botnet threat
Munir Kotadia Nov 23, 2009
Ban jailbroken iPhones from the enterprise?
 
'Bahama' botnet takes click fraud to new heights 
Security , Technology
'Bahama' botnet takes click fraud to new heights
Phil Muncaster Sep 19, 2009
Sophisticated network of PCs bypasses conventional filters.
 
Authorities shut down notorious ISP Real Host 
Technology , Security , Voice & Data
Authorities shut down notorious ISP Real Host
Shaun Nichols Aug 7, 2009
Estonian hosting firm had been tied to botnets, phishing scams.
 
Researchers uncover first mobile phone botnet 
Technology
Researchers uncover first mobile phone botnet
Phil Muncaster Jul 16, 2009
Trend Micro warns of 'sea change' in mobile malware.
 
Google sees new spam players on the horizon 
Security
Google sees new spam players on the horizon
Shaun Nichols Jul 3, 2009
Emergence of hotbeds.
 
Botnets pushing up spam loads 
Technology
Botnets pushing up spam loads
Shaun Nichols Jun 30, 2009
83 per cent of messages come from infected machines.
 
Security experts uncover one-stop botnet marketplace 
Security
Security experts uncover one-stop botnet marketplace
Shaun Nichols Jun 18, 2009
Researchers have uncovered a fully-functional marketplace for the building and selling of botnets.
 
PC infections rising as botnets try to reseed 
Security
PC infections rising as botnets try to reseed
Iain Thomson Jun 15, 2009
McAfee is reporting that it has seen a sharp rise in the number of PC infection and malware variants as botnet operators try to rebuild their networks after the McColo shutdown.
 
Conficker silent, but future attack likely, experts say 
Security
Conficker silent, but future attack likely, experts say
Stefanie Hoffman Apr 6, 2009
The Conficker worm seems to have conducted its April 1 updates in relative peace, but security experts say that its current silence might end with a malicious attack down the road.
 
Worm turns Linux routers into botnet 
Security
Worm turns Linux routers into botnet
Iain Thomson Mar 26, 2009
Researchers are warming of a new worm that targets DSL routers running a distribution of Linux.
 
Fake 'Yahoo sold to Microsoft' spam boosts Rustock botnet  
Security
Fake 'Yahoo sold to Microsoft' spam boosts Rustock botnet
Jul 27, 2008
A new large-scale botnet has been spotted forwarding what appears to be real news headlines about Microsoft, George Bush and Al Qaeda in an attempt to infect users.
 
Secure Computing warns resellers of a new botnet 
Security
Secure Computing warns resellers of a new botnet
Lilia Guan Jan 8, 2008
Secure Computing says resellers need to be aware of a nasty virus going around. According to the enterprise security vendor, a botnet virus dubbed Nugache is set to unseat ...
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Issue: 277 | March, 2010

CRN Magazine looks in-depth at the emerging issues and developments for the Channel, and provides insight, analysis and strategic information to help resellers better run their businesses.