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Title: Spam botnet generates 43bn emails a day
Post by: Clive on August 25, 2010, 19:48

A single network of compromised computers is behind 40 per cent of all spam, according to security experts.

LINK (http://www.webuser.co.uk/news/top-stories/497093/spam-botnet-generates-43bn-emails-a-day)

Title: Re: Spam botnet generates 43bn emails a day
Post by: Simon on August 25, 2010, 21:31

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The Rustock botnet has been running for nearly four years, according to Symantec.

I can't believe that it can be that hard to track down and kill the source of these botnets.  Or, have I missed something?  :dunno:

Title: Re: Spam botnet generates 43bn emails a day
Post by: sam on August 25, 2010, 23:43

its distributed computing, you take out one collection just as other machines are hijacked.

Title: Re: Spam botnet generates 43bn emails a day
Post by: Rodders on August 26, 2010, 00:01

Before they were blown out of the water Blue Frog were on the right track, by targeting the advertisers using spam as their medium.  More on the sad demise of the frog in this flawed Wikipedia article here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Frog).

Title: Re: Spam botnet generates 43bn emails a day
Post by: Simon on August 26, 2010, 00:36

Never heard of them before, Rod.