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New Phatbot worm may be on the loose: New Phatbot worm may be on the looseYup, it's alive and wellAfter reading this article, I checked my router logs and sure enough, I have been probed on each of the ports listed from multible IP's.Just created another email template to alert the ISP's of each of the IP's that...; Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Phatbot worm, PhatBot, worm; Discussion threads 2004-04-19
Bagle spreads new threat: Bagle spreads new threatPhatbot is not a Trojan......as it does not spread by convincing people to run it.It is a virus/worm with some heavy-duty peer-to-peer capabilities. The P2P angle is why it's attracting attention.I can understand it when the Washington Post makes this kind of mistake, but on ZDNet it's...; Tags: Spyware, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Spyware, adware & malware, worm, PhatBot, Microsoft Corp., Bagle virus; Discussion threads 2004-03-18

The Evolution of Malicious IRC Bots: This paper will examine the core features of popular IRC bots and track their evolution from a single code base. This analysis will demonstrate how many of the common IRC bots such as Agobot, Randex, Spybot, and Phatbot actually share common source code. In addition, interesting techniques utilized by specific...; Tags: IRC, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), Security, Viruses And Worms, Internet; White papers 2005-04-01
Bot nets use Windows for wicked work: Bot nets use Windows for wicked workWell there you goShadeTree!Well, gee......"found that more than 80 percent of Web traffic from the networks of compromised computers used four ports designated for resource-sharing by various versions of Windows."Over 90% of home computers are windows, I wonder why over 80% of attacks are...; Tags: Operating systems, router, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2005-03-16