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Spam-Bot Intrusion Caught — Now What?
An anonymous reader wonders: "I've recently detected and halted an intrusion on my home computer, taken some actions to prevent further intrusions, and located the software that was running a bot agent. Cursory examination showed that the bot software is intended for acting as an agent for spamming. Configuration files distinctly point at the user/host/domain of several bot-herders — damning evidence. Nothing would please me more than to see this botnet to be caught and disassembled, I'm sure much of the internet-using community would support this. Thanks in advance for your suggestions. So, to whom should I disclose this information for appropriate investigation, follow up, and countermeasures? "
[quote]We [b]will[/b] win in 2008, and you [b]will[/b] lose your guns. And there isn't a damn thing you can do about it[/quote] And criminals [b]will[/b] still, well, be criminals and obtain weapons illegally. Banning guns won't stop crime committed with guns. This tragedy (my heart goes out to all of those affected by it) is an example of this. I'm a liberal, and I don't even own a gun, and I still see gun control as a stupid idea to control a bigger problem. And you're not helping the bigger issues here by trying to push your own agenda against guns by using a tragedy like this. Nothing to see here, off topic.