Rootkit malware activity is on the up
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| According to the Panda league of the most dangerous threats,
| February's malware includes three rootkit horrors: Bagle.HX,
| Abwiz.A and Nurech.A.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38101
Recent:
Bagle worm still swarming over Net
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| The Bagle worm continues to plague the Internet over three years after
| it first appeared, with many anti-virus engines unable to keep up,
| a security vendor has claimed.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=2143578590&rid=-50
Malware Increased 172 Percent in 2006, According to Report
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| The number of malware detections in 2006 was up 172 percent compared
| to 2005 according to a report out from PandaLabs. Massive infections
| caused by a single virus have practically disappeared. Instead,
| multiple variants now silently infect computers.
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http://www.govtech.net/magazine/channel_story.php/104265
Botnet 'pandemic' threatens to strangle the net
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| Cerf estimated that between 100 million and 150 million of the
| 600 million PCs on the internet are under the control of hackers,
| the BBC reports.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/26/botnet_threat/
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