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		<title><![CDATA[New botnet hides commands as JPEG images]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[What, that's it?That's it for this article? No mention of how prolific it is; what defenses might exist; how to check for it's presence; anything?Without more information, you're fear-mongering. Next time, just type "Boo!".What, that's it? "Without more information, you're fear-mongering. Next time, just type "Boo!"."I think its called, getting...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:04:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Reseachers run one million virtual machines to help flight botnet problem]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LateYou are like 2 weeks late to the story.http://www.hpcwire.com/offthewire/Sandia-Computer-Scientists-Boot-One-Million-Linux-Kernels-as-Virtual-Machines-51891292.htmlAt the risk of starting a flame...war, shouldn't they be running Windows kernels? If they are wanting to mimic a real world botnet scenario then they would need to run Windows. Since 90% or so PC's run Windows and Windows is definitely...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:44:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Automatically Generating Models for Botnet Detection]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1174269]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A botnet is a network of compromised hosts that is under the control of a single, malicious entity, often called the botmaster. This paper presents a system that aims to detect bots, independent of any prior information about the command and control channels or propagation vectors, and without requiring multiple...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Combating Botnets Using the Cisco ASA Botnet Traffic Filter]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1021815]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper discusses the nature of botnets, the threats they pose to today's networks, and how the Cisco Botnet Traffic Filter enables Cisco ASA appliances to fight botnets and to handle their dynamic nature. A botnet is a collection of autonomous software robots bots, typically malicious in nature, that operate...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pushdo / Cutwail: A Study of the Pushdo / Cutwail Botnet]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1021001]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Pushdo botnet has been with it since January 2007. The botnet is also known as Pandex or Cutwail. Not only is Pushdo responsible for a huge amount of spam activity, it also is one of the primary conduits for other criminal gangs to spread their malware creations. As a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Botnet exploiting MS0867 flaws (Inside the botnets that never make the news)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Botnet exploiting MS0867 flaws Inside the botnets that never make the newsBlock IRC traffic completelyThat's the solution.  IRC traffic has no place in business environments.Image 5...Did you do the obfuscating?  If not, how do you know they're all on the same server?How pray tell?You're forgetting, any type of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 07:37:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Inside the botnets that never make the news - a gallery]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inside the botnets that never make the news - a galleryBotnetsThese are WINDOWS botnets.  The article never says that.  If you don't run windows your computer is not part of a botnet.Just stop using Windows on line.  It is great for off line programs, but switch OS's...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 19:04:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Botnet hijack: Inside the Torpig malware operation]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Botnet hijack: Inside the Torpig malware operationAnd this is just one we know about. Who needs to be concerned about this the most?Fight fire with fireI wish more security researchers would start using the same type of analysis and intrusion techniques against malware that the cybercriminals are using against our...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 10:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Botnet contains 1.9 million infected computers]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Botnet contains 1.9 million infected computersMicrosoft and Symantec products do not yet detect this Trojan!!!We can only wonder how many more viruses are spreading undetected right now.RE: Botnet contains 1.9 million infected computersSo it a case of lazy admins who don't want to patch.  If they got off their...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:40:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[BBC: Botnet purchase experiment was in 'public interest']]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BBC: Botnet purchase experiment was in 'public interest'These so-called security firmsought to be doing the same. To uncover the people behind the sale of botnets, while at the same time removing a few thousand from malicious use.I guess they are 'dependents' on this sort of thing. And that's why they...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:11:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[BBC team buys a botnet, DDoSes security company Prevx]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BBC team buys a botnet, DDoSes security company PrevxDid the BBC break the law?Surely what the BBC did was in contravention of the UK Computer Misuse Act?They made unauthorised changes to people's computers without their permission.  Sophos has been asked many times by the media to take part in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:02:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Anti fraud site hit by a DDoS attack]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2188]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The popular British anti-fraud site Bobbear.co.uk is currently under a DDoS attack distributed denial of service attack , originally launched last Wednesday, and is continuing to hit the site with 3/4 million hits daily from hundreds of thousands of malware infected hosts mostly based in Asia and Eastern Europe, according...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:01:34 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Net bombarded by heaviest ever attacks this year]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Net bombarded by heaviest ever attacks this yearBingo - ! ntntBotnets = WindowsXP machines used by inexperienced people are the main backbone of botnets.Call me a zealot, but if everyone was using Linux - as user - this simply wouldn't be happening. The Linux platform is hostile to both the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:25:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Demo Facebook app creates DoS botnet]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Demo Facebook app creates DoS botnetLike Facebook, MySpace Cares?Cost to much to do it the right way.They might have to hire real systems management and security staff.RE: Demo Facebook app creates DoS botnetSod the DoS - look at the cute little picture of the chick!! So cute! I WANT ONE!I...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:57:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Botnets: The New Threat Landscape]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=361381]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A botnet is an army of compromised machines, also known as "Zombies," that are under the command and control of a single "Botmaster." The rise of consumer broadband has greatly increased the power of botnets to launch crippling Denial of Service DoS attacks on servers, infect millions of computers with...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Who should bear the burden of de-fanging botnets?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who should bear the burden of de-fanging botnets?A little logical sleight-of-hand thereJust because end users don't "feel" responsible doesn't mean they aren't responsible. They allowed their machines to get infected, so they should bear the cost of disinfection. This is not a tragedy of the commons, it's plain and simple...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 07:41:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[F-Secure sees smaller botnets on the rise]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[F-Secure sees smaller botnets on the riseBotnets controlling botnetsSo if I have botnets controlling my botnets... are my botnets really smaller?]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 07:26:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Operation Bot Roast: Too little too late]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=349]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[* Ryan Naraine is on vacation.Â Guest Editorial by Dr Jose NazarioThe US FBI has kicked offÂ Operation Bot Roast this summer with the goal of addressing the botnet problem. Hurray for them,it's good that something is being done. However, this is probably not going to stop the botnet problem, and maybe...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2007 07:59:47 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['Operation Bot Roast' nets million-strong botnet operation]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA['Operation Bot Roast' nets million-strong botnet operationAgain , Ye , I ask what is your take on the botnets ?You didn't answer me before . So now I ask again . What is your take on the Microsoft botnet ? Remember this is only one botnet taken down , most...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:42:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['Operation Bot Roast' nets million-strong botnet operation]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=298]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Law enforcement authorities today announced the arrest of three men accused of using a million-strong botnet of hijacked computers for spam-related crime.The FBI said its "Operation Bot Roast" identified more than one million victim computer IP addresses being used in criminal activity."The FBI  is working with our industry partners,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:17:01 -0700</pubDate>
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