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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.
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bot
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zombie
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encryption
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computer security
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presence
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IRC
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SSL
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security
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PC
Ban the iPod at work?
November 16, 2005
Consumer gadgets like iPods and PDAs pose a threat to corporate security. Also: Making sure downloads aren't spyware.
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security risk
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gadget
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bot
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Time Warner Inc.
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security
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PDA
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download
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spyware
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Apple iPod
Bots slim down to get tough
November 16, 2005
Malicious botmakers find they can better delay detection with pint-size bots.
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bot
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signature
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MessageLabs Ltd.
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phishing
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detection
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antivirus
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virus
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security
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PC
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e-mail
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.
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China
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Asia
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activity
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spam
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Symantec Corp.
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security
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.
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Symantec Corp.
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flaw
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SpyBot
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variant
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antivirus
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adware
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Microsoft Corp.
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security
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spyware
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PC
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Microsoft Windows
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.
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Internet Storm Center
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MySQL
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SQL Slammer
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IRC server
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database software
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database
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password
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flaw
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researcher
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open source
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security
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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server
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.
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DNS server
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DNS
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IP
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server
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attack
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DOS
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IP address
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security
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.
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AgoBot
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bot
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security expert
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Internet Storm Center
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MSBlast worm
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Symantec Corp.
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network administrator
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variant
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security
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worm
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Internet security
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
Zombie builders send out phone texts
June 23, 2006
Hackers are trying a cell phone approach to try to dupe people into downloading a Trojan horse program.
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Websense Inc.
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bot
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hacker
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attack
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trojan horse
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cell phone
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monitoring
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security
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.
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Symantec Corp.
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Taipei
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Seoul
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Singapore
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Asia
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region
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Beijing
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attack
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denial of service
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China
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security
Spying worm spreads via MSN Messenger, AIM
July 21, 2005
Attacks tailored to IM services contain links that could infect a PC with a Trojan horse or dangerous worm.
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SpyBot
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MSN Messenger
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IP address
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McAfee Inc.
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MSN
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Time Warner Inc.
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IP
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Symantec Corp.
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copy
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America Online Inc.
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link
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security
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Microsoft Corp.
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.
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identity theft
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online game
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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.
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bot
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phishing
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malicious software
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presentation
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agent
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security
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PC
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Microsoft Corp.
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e-mail
Precision security fighting at Cisco
March 2, 2007
Cisco security maven John Stewart says never mind the OS--Attackers are after the apps, from IM to Office.
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Cisco Systems Inc.
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IM
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'Zombie' PCs caused Web outage, Akamai says
June 16, 2004
Attackers built a "botnet" of unknowing home PCs to bring down Google and other sites, the company says.
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Akamai Technologies Inc.
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home PC
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Yahoo! Inc.
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server
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Google Inc.
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Apple Computer
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security
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PC
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Microsoft Corp.
Microsoft: Zombies most prevalent Windows threat
June 12, 2006
Scan finds that more than 60 percent of compromised PCs are infected with bot software.
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malicious software
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rootkit
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zombie
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bot
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threat
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Windows PC
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Microsoft Corp.
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adware
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PC
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Microsoft Windows
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spyware
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Sony Corp.
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security
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e-mail
Week in pictures: Laptops get blue-suede hues
December 2, 2005
roundup High style comes to some portable PCs, Symantec heads for the bunker, and robots take Tokyo.
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robot
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Tokyo
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bot
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Symantec Corp.
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LCD screen
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laptop computer
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LCD
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Intel
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security
'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.
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YouTube
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Graham Cluley
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spammer
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spam filtering
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bot
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trojan horse
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Google Inc.
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function
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security
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e-mail
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video
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PC
Cyberthreat experts to meet at secretive conference
January 22, 2007
At a hush-hush security confab on Microsoft's campus this week, there'll be tough talk on beating botnets and keeping cybercrooks at bay.
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phishing
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conference
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spam
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expert
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bot
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security
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event
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Microsoft Corp.
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trojan horse
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PC
MySQL worm halted
January 28, 2005
After infecting thousands of computers, the bot software has been cut off from its command center, essentially halting its spread.
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MySQL
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bot
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MySQL Database
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worm
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SQL Slammer
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Symantec Corp.
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database
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Linux
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password
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Corp.
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