PhatBot Trojan Spreading Rapidly On Windows PCs

prostoalex writes "The Washington Post alerts Windows users about a new peer-to-peer backdoor client that is installed maliciously on broadband-connected computers around Asia and the United States. The client is then used for distributed DOS attacks and sending out large amounts of spam. Phatbot, according to government sources, is installed on hundreds of thousands machines already. Phatbot snoops for passwords on infected computers and tries to disable firewall and antivirus software, albeit it is detectable by antivirus packages." An anonymous reader submits a link to this description of the beast.

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what else is new?

[abscondment]

...nothing.

windows users shouldn't be surprised at new viruses; it's not like they're getting worse, or like users are getting any smarter. generally speaking, if you're not an idiot, you won't get a virus. if you're not an idiot and you do, you can get rid of it easily--they really only seem to hurt people who are already pretty ignorant.

Re:Happened to a friend

[slycer9]

o.O

Explain exactly how being behind a NAT prevents you from getting a virus.

For that matter...explain how you get a virus by surfing pron.

Bouncebacks? Most of us have other ways of monitoring our systems for viruses. Like...Running OS X, or Linux...oh I dunno...running regular scans with AV software maybe?

While you're explaining things...try explaning the difference between 'there' and 'their' chief.