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Pushdo botnet is evolving, becomes more resilient to takedown attempts
2013-05-16 23:44:14| InfoWorld: Top News
Security researchers from Damballa have found a new variant of the Pushdo malware that's better at hiding its malicious network traffic and is more resilient to coordinated takedown efforts. The Pushdo Trojan program dates back to early 2007 and is used to distribute other malware threats, like Zeus and SpyEye. It also comes with its own spam engine module, known as Cutwail, which is directly responsible for a large portion of the world's daily spam traffic.
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Google: More government takedown requests than ever before
2013-04-25 17:46:26| CNET News.com
Between July and December 2012, the company received 2,285 government requests to remove over 24,000 pieces of content from its search. [Read more]
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Bamital botnet take-down scores a first as Microsoft notifies infected victims
2013-02-08 00:44:27| InfoWorld: Top News
For the first time, a major botnet take-down has included direct victim notification that warns users their PCs are infected and shows them how to scrub clean their machines.
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