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Photo: The Bot, by Alienware

November 15, 2004 Alienware hopes to broaden its appeal with the sub-$600 Bot desktop for home users. TAGS: Alienware, bot, photograph

Bots may get cloak of encryption

November 15, 2005 To retain control over hijacked PCs, cybercriminals will add encryption capabilities to their bots, a security expert predicts. TAGS: bot, zombie, encryption, presence, IRC, computer security, SSL, security, PC

Microsoft buys into 'bots'

October 12, 2006 Microsoft is buying Colloquis, a maker of natural language-processing technology used to provide automated customer assistance. TAGS: bot, Microsoft Corp.

My uncle's quest for a beer-fetching robot

May 29, 2009 A chip engineer's simple dream--to build a robot that can bring him a cold one--turns into a years-long home-brewed robotics project. TAGS: robot, beer, quest, Star Wars, bot

Software lets you create cybertwin

April 2, 2007 Start-up MyCyberTwin lets people create and customize a virtual personality that can chat with others while they're offline. TAGS: personality, bot, IM

AOL IM bot cloaked in encryption

May 1, 2006 Bot has the potential to infect upwards of a few tens of thousands of AIM users, according to the Sans Institute. TAGS: bot, AOL Instant Messenger, encryption, SANS Institute, America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., P2P, IM, link

New denial-of-service threat emerges

March 16, 2006 Attacks targeted 1,500 IP addresses and delivered a heftier blow than normal DOS threats, VeriSign security chief says. TAGS: VeriSign Inc., denial of service, bot, DNS server, query, victim, DNS, threat, server, IP, attack, DOS, IP address, security

Bots slim down to get tough

November 16, 2005 Malicious botmakers find they can better delay detection with pint-size bots. TAGS: bot, signature, MessageLabs Ltd., attacker, denial of service, phishing, antivirus company, detection, antivirus, virus, security, PC, e-mail

Photo: Supermodel bot

February 28, 2005 A Japanese firm has developed a mannequin robot that can strike glamorous poses for shoppers--and spy on what they're buying. TAGS: pose, bot, robot, photograph

AOL forces friends on AIM customers

November 18, 2005 Search portal drops two shopping 'bots' into buddy lists of AIM users, raising hackles of many. TAGS: MovieFone, AOL Instant Messenger, bot, buddy list, America Online Inc., ethics, representative, IM

Zombie tool makes use of Windows, antivirus flaws

November 30, 2006 Bot software that turns PCs into zombies spreads via holes in Symantec and Microsoft products. TAGS: bot, Symantec Corp., flaw, variant, SpyBot, adware, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., spyware, security, PC, Microsoft Windows

California man pleads guilty to bot attack

May 5, 2006 Attack designed to install adware on compromised computers disrupted critical communications at Seattle hospital. TAGS: Seattle, bot, hospital, California, complaint, adware

Alienware tames its prices for home PC users

November 15, 2004 With its lowest-priced home PC to date, company shows desire to move beyond pricier game machines. Photo: The Bot, by Alienware TAGS: Alienware, bot, home office, Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium 4, Miami, home PC, Intel Pentium, DVD-drive, Dell, Intel, monitor, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, LCD, PC, HP

China leads Asia in malicious online activity

September 20, 2007 Report finds that China topped the region in the first half of 2007, producing the most malicious code, spam zombies, bots and attacks. TAGS: China, bot, Asia, region, activity, malicious code, spam, Symantec Corp., security

MySQL worm hits Windows systems

January 27, 2005 Databases protected by weak passwords on Windows-based machines could allow a worm to spread to several thousand systems. TAGS: Internet Storm Center, MySQL, bot, SQL Slammer, IRC server, database software, worm, password, database, flaw, researcher, open source, security, Microsoft Corp., server, Microsoft Windows

Botnets on the rise in Asia, Symantec says

September 22, 2005 Hijacking of systems by hackers grew by more than 140 percent in China alone, according to security firm's report. TAGS: Asia-Pacific, bot, Symantec Corp., Taipei, Singapore, Seoul, region, Asia, attack, denial of service, Beijing, China, security

Zombie PCs being sent to steal IDs

March 14, 2005 Botnets, or networks of compromised PCs, are increasingly being used for identity theft and installing spyware, a new report says. TAGS: bot, researcher, identity theft, online game, adware, spyware, security, PC

Alarm growing over bot software

April 30, 2004 Many network administrators fret about the next worm, but security experts warn that a quieter, equally damaging threat is gaining control of large networks of computers. TAGS: bot, AgoBot, security expert, Internet Storm Center, MSBlast worm, Symantec Corp., network administrator, variant, security, worm, Internet security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

'Storm worm' exploits YouTube

October 10, 2007 Spammers may have changed tactics, targeting a familiar Web site rather than PCs for the purpose of spreading the trojan. TAGS: YouTube, spammer, Graham Cluley, spam filtering, bot, spam, trojan horse, function, Google Inc., security, e-mail, video, PC

Online threats outpacing law crackdowns

June 15, 2006 Phishing and botnet threats are getting more advanced and show no sign of diminishing, despite efforts by law enforcement. TAGS: bot, phishing, malicious software, presentation, threat, agent, PC, security, Microsoft Corp., e-mail
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