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Celebrate International Kill-A-Zombie Day

Give Spam the Finger

Investigative Report on the State of the Black Market

PandaLabs recently issued the results of an investigative report on the current state of the global cybercrime black market: http://press.pandasecurity.com/usa/press-room/panda-white-paper/. The report provides a...

Halloween is International “Kill a Zombie Day!”

What the Heck Are Botnets?

Yes, I know that this is an old topic and almost everyone knows about them by now. Or do they? In my tech support activities, I run into all different levels of PC savvy (and lack thereof). The other day, I was explaining in detail a phishing attack that a client had fallen for. I pointed out all...

Google Says Botnet Takedowns Had Little Effect on Spam

In a recent blog post entitled "Q1'10 spam & virus trends from Postini," Google said that a recent spate of botnet take-downs (Waledac, Mariposa, Zeus) has not had a dramatic impact on spam...

Waledac is Now Virtually Headless

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