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Infected Windows PCs Now Source Of 80% Of Spam

Posted by timothy on from the targets-of-opportunity dept.

twitter writes "The Register is reporting a study by Sandvine.com that blames Microsoft Zombies for 80% of all spam. The study goes on to claim that 90% filtering is not effective given the unprecedented volume and that sophisticated trojans are able to drop spam directly on end user's computers despite current efforts. Just another cost of supporting Microsoft, I suppose."

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  1. That does it! by ChadAmberg · · Score: 5, Funny

    OK, I'm turning SpamAssassin down to .01 points and letting it all get rejected. I just give up!!!

    1. Re:That does it! by autolycos · · Score: 5, Funny

      No, just wait til the newest version of Windows, Microsoft Fence Knotholes. Really, that'll stop spam.......

    2. Re:That does it! by halr9000 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Kick ass. You have female friends? What's that like?

  2. Yes and by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    90% of all statistics are invented. Especially when they bash Microsoft, but certainly not any ones that indicate anything good about Microsoft.

  3. "Infected Windows PC's" by MajorG17 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Which translates into Geekish as "PC's Infected with Windows."

  4. Re:NO... by coolfrood · · Score: 5, Funny

    But but.... you forgot the URL. I want to see Britney naked NOW!!!11

  5. Re:Will only get worse by Quixote · · Score: 3, Funny
    "always avoid even numbered service packs"

    You know, the 2K in Win2K is a pretty big even number...

    j/k

  6. Re:Will only get worse by micromoog · · Score: 3, Funny

    Geez, I hope the same rule doesn't apply to the minor version of the Linux kernel . . .

  7. remote scans of Windows systems? by Heisenbug · · Score: 4, Funny

    From the MBSA site:

    "MBSA Version 1.2 includes a graphical and command line interface that can perform local or remote scans of Windows systems."

    So Microsoft releases a GUI tool to remotely scan Windows installations for security vulnerabilities, and yet it includes virtually *no way* to automatically exploit those vulnerabilities to provide a remote login?

    Typical of them to rush an inferior product out the door and rely on marketing muscle to sell it over superior third party alternatives.

  8. Re:Yet another completely biased Slashdot article by CaptnMArk · · Score: 3, Funny

    Don't you mean: everything under the Sun will be running Java?