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ISPs versus the zombies
July 19, 2005
If providers don't pitch in against the threat, customers might defect--and the health of the Net itself could suffer.
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Feds to fight the zombies
May 23, 2005
FTC plans to tell Internet service providers to take stronger action against spam infiltrators, News.com has learned.
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Spam: Made in Taiwan?
June 9, 2006
Junk e-mail rose in May, most of it served up from Taiwan--and the death of Blue Frog was a factor, CipherTrust says.
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Viruses promise heartbreak on Valentine's Day
February 14, 2007
E-mails promise love cards but deliver malicious software designed to turn computers into zombies. Image: Valentine's virus
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Zombie trick expected to send spam sky-high
February 2, 2005
New spammer scheme uses ISPs to get around blacklists, leading one expert to predict "e-mail meltdown."
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E-mail meltdown claims take heat
February 4, 2005
Although ISPs say they have had problems with a zombie mailing trick, antispam sellers say the warnings are overblown.
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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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Year in review: Old worms, new tricks
December 27, 2005
Sober came back to bite, while hackers hunted for new ways to attack and spread code--and Sony stumbled into a rootkit debacle.
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Between phishers and the deep blue sea
July 18, 2005
Scams involving fake e-mail and Web sites are increasingly originating overseas, making them harder to trace and block.
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