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Flashback botnet decline not as fast as expected

Given the attention that the Flashback Mac malware has received since the discovery of the 600K strong botnet of computers infected with it and the number of tools that various security firms and App…

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Flashback botnet decline not as fast as expected

Behind the scenes of the cleanest ISP in the world

The malware and botnet problem has been around for quite a while, and definitive solutions for it are still eluding the Internet and mobile communication industry, as well as the security industry. …

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Behind the scenes of the cleanest ISP in the world

Kaspersky Lab removes Flashfake Removal Tool (fixed)

In response to the recent discovery of the Flashfake botnet, Kaspersky Lab has released a free Flashfake Removal Tool. Unfortunately, Kaspersky Lab has identified an issue with the tool. In some ca…

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Flashback botnet shrinks, downloads of Mac AV software rise

News that nearly two percent of all Mac users have had their computers infected by the Flashback malware which roped them into a 600K strong botnet has hit the Mac community with the realization that …

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Flashback botnet shrinks, downloads of Mac AV software rise

600K strong Flashback botnet comprises mostly Macs

There has been a lot of talk and speculation about the size of the botnet formed by computers targeted with the Flashback malware and whether all these machines were, in fact, all Macs. The botne…

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600K strong Flashback botnet comprises mostly Macs

Kelihos zombies erupt from mass graves after botnet massacre

Pumping spam, entering backdoors again almost right away Security researchers have warned that the resurrected Kelihos botnet blasted off the face of the web yesterday is still alive.…

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Georbot information stealing Trojan uncovered

ESET revealed its analysis of Georbot, an information stealing Trojan and botnet spreading in the country of Georgia. Earlier this year ESET’s global research team uncovered Win32/Georbot, a botnet…

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