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Brightmail tackles zombies

July 1, 2004 Antispam vendor releases new version of software to try to keep zombie PCs at bay. TAGS: Brightmail Inc., zombie, spam, spammer, anti-spam, IP address, address, IP, e-mail, PC

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. TAGS: CipherTrust Inc., Taiwan, zombie, spam, spammer, anti-spam, factor, China, message, e-mail, U.S.

Attack of Comcast's Internet zombies

May 24, 2004 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh explains how spammers are hijacking Comcast's network to transform subscriber PCs into spambots. TAGS: Comcast Corp., zombie, spam, spammer, subscriber, junk e-mail, anti-spam, message, technique, server, e-mail, PC

Worm sparks rise in zombie PCs

August 22, 2006 Malicious code that exploits a recent Windows hole is leading to growth in the number of hijacked PCs, CipherTrust says. TAGS: CipherTrust Inc., zombie, spam, worm, security, PC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Australian ISPs tapped to kill zombies

November 7, 2005 Unwitting owners of zombie computers will be notified, and their PCs disinfected or, if need be, disconnected. TAGS: zombie, Internet Service Provider, IP address, owner, spam, IP

Microsoft takes on spam zombies

October 27, 2005 Campaign against junk e-mail is expanded to target criminals who hijack PCs to send spam messages. TAGS: zombie, spamming, junk e-mail, spam, Internet Service Provider, service provider, Microsoft Corp., PC

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." TAGS: Internet Service Provider, spam, blacklist, zombie, spammer, Spamhaus, e-mail server, MessageLabs Ltd., anti-spam, trojan horse, malware, e-mail, server, broadband, U.S., PC

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. TAGS: Spamhaus, anti-spam, Internet Service Provider, Postini Corp., spam, zombie, e-mail server, e-mail, server

Cisco property-to-be sniffs out spam 'zombies'

September 20, 2004 P-Cube, soon to be acquired by the networking giant, adds feature to help broadband service providers fight "zombie" e-mail attacks. TAGS: P-Cube, broadband service provider, zombie, Cisco Systems Inc., broadband service, spam, service provider, broadband, denial of service, approach, P2P, acquisition, monitor, e-mail

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