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Linux not so pure and safe after all

For almost as long as there has been OS wars the mantra of the penguin herders has been that the likelihood of Linux ever being vulnerable to tings like viruses and trojans was next ... continue

BotNet command and control finds new home on Twitter

Twitter is being used for a lot of things these days but I bet one thing that the Twitter team never thought they would see their creation being used for the command and control ... continue

12% of people stupid enough to shop through spam

Thanks, jerks. It's the question most internet users can't seem to wrap their heads around. Why is spam so prevalent? Could anyone possibly be that stupid? What the hell is the point? Surely no one ever buys anything ... continue

BBC shows what happens when you buy a botnet

As a way to show its viewer how easily their computers could be a part of a botnet the BBC technology show Click went out and purchased what they called a low value botnet from one ... continue

U.S. Army in the anti-malware biz – for free

You know for all we as individuals complain about viruses, trojans and other such nasties imagine how it must be for government agencies where people don't care for the most part about what lands on their machines. ... continue