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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. 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. 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.