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Bot Infestations Reach Nearly 1.2M

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the worried-inboxes-everywhere dept.

mengel writes "According to the folks at SecurityFocus the number of bot-infested systems has surged to nearly 1.2 million. This after a big drop in December when lots of people replaced/upgraded systems. Time to upgrade your spam filtering software, the onslaught is coming."

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  1. Hmmm.... by groovemaneuver · · Score: 5, Funny

    This must be related somehow to Windows being the most secure operating system... :p

    1. Re:Hmmm.... by glittalogik · · Score: 5, Funny

      Damn those 1.2 million Linux users! Bloody hell, when will they learn?

    2. Re:Hmmm.... by pallmall1 · · Score: 2, Funny

      This must be related somehow to Windows being the most secure operating system...
      Yes, this is another KISS* from microsoft.

      * Keep It Spamming Stupid!
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      3 things about computers: they're alive, they're self-aware, and they hate your guts.
  2. All those bots must be coming from by Steve--Balllmer · · Score: 5, Funny

    all those Linux and OS X systems, since Symantec says Windows is the most secure operating system.

  3. I, For One... by NeverVotedBush · · Score: 3, Funny

    Welcome our new botnet overlords...

    1. Re:I, For One... by miro+f · · Score: 4, Funny

      How long before these bots link up and become nodes in a larger network? At that point they store information, react to direct stimulus and transmit to the rest of the network. Each cell might be relatively simplistic, with no goals other than self-preservation, replication and transmission of data to the other nodes. Surely, there will be fitness rewards for a node that behaves in a certain way? With a billion of them, I wonder what potential would be for emergence?


      translation: Imagine a beowolf cluster of those!
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      being vague is almost as cool as doing that other thing...
  4. Re:Tweaking liability laws by gregleimbeck · · Score: 5, Funny

    If my unsecured computer causes somebody to get injured or killed, I will take responsibility. OTOH, if my car starts spreading malware and spamming, you're SOL.

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    P.S.,

    This is what part of the alphabet would look like if Q and R were eliminated.

  5. Re:Tweaking liability laws by Phroggy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Good luck trying to explain child porn to a jury by stating that your XP was compromised.... You're forgetting, most of the members of the jury run Windows XP too.
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    $x='S24;r)>63/* h@<5+oZ)32"5cz';$me='phroggy'x$];
    $x=~y+ -xz+\0-Tx+;print$_^chop$me for split'',$x;
  6. Re:Computer bots by Technician · · Score: 4, Funny

    How does one know if their computer (or relative's, etc.) is infected by a bot? Are there special diagnostic tools for that?

    There are 3 things to look for.
    1 Is it running Windows?
    2 Is it connected to the Internet?
    3 Has it been on for more than 20 minutes?

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    The truth shall set you free!
  7. Bullshit by Tablizer · · Score: 2, Funny

    The bot problem is way exaggerated. They are very rare even insi FREE V1AGRA WITH YOUR LOW MORTGAGE!

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    Table-ized A.I.
  8. Bat infestation? by Joelfabulous · · Score: 2, Funny

    Was I the only one whoe read it as "Bat Infestations Reach Nearly 1.2M?"

    Man, are my eyes ever going fast. Stupid kerataconus.

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    Sometimes I wonder if I think too much.