Botnets

Microsoft: 5 smart and 5 dumb moves the company made in 2011

From botnet and Andoid battles to Windows 8 strategy, Microsoft did some smart and not so smart things in 2011

Microsoft releases manual fix for Duqu zero-day

As expected, Microsoft is offering it a Fix-it tool for the Trojan

Computer infected? Blame yourself, Microsoft report concludes

In its latest security findings, Microsoft says old holes with patches available are the cause of most Windows infections

Check Point software takes aim at botnets

A new set of appliances for running Check Point security triples performance over current models

Battling botnet blight: It’s going to take a big village

US government wants to partner with private enterprises to battle botnet blight

Massive DDoS attacks a growing threat to VoIP services

TelePacific Communications tells of VoIP floods

Report: Spam is at a two-year high

M86 Labs says malicious spam is nearly a quarter of the volume

Defcon: VoIP makes a good platform for controlling botnets

Botmasters can run zombies from payphones and BlackBerries, researchers demonstrate

Microsoft’s Push Back Against Spammers

One area where the company does not get enough credit is dealing with pesky spammers, but in fact, Redmond has done a major number on unwanted e-mail.

Botnet Called ‘Practically Indestructible’