[pchelpers] Article:ZEROSPAM: Phishing, Spoofing and Spamming-Oh My!

December 12 2008
(Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) MONTREAL, QUEBEC, December 12 /
MARKET WIRE/ -- 

This year, white collar criminals wreaked havoc over the internet.
Consider:

- Potent botnets rose significantly. Botnets like Srizbi, Rustock,
Pushdo, Hacktool and Mega-D were responsible for the vast majority of
spam worldwide. Malware can (seemingly innocently) multiply and infect
vulnerable computers such as your mother in-law's within seconds.

More here:
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2008/12/12/3852692.htm
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