More than 450,000 computers are now part of zombie networks

[Diver]

The Shadowserver Foundation, which tracks zombie numbers worldwide, said it had seen at least a threefold increase in the last three months.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7596676.stm

[AtW]

[Diver]

Time to shift to a Mac methinks

[DiscoStu]

The Shadowserver Foundation, which tracks zombie numbers worldwide, said it had seen at least a threefold increase in the last three months.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7596676.stm

AtW's got to get his distributed computing power from somewhere

[NickFitz]

I was just experimenting

[pisces]

A worrying and troubling issue.

I'll be lobbying my MP forthwith.

[cojak]

Not that I'm worried you understand (I've just scanned mine using Sophos), but how do you check that your machine han't been zombied?

(or has been for that matter.. )

[Diver]

Not that I'm worried you understand (I've just scanned mine using Sophos), but how do you check that your machine han't been zombied?

(or has been for that matter.. )

Most "up to date" AV programs will detect it.
Use Firefox as your Web browser (it's more secure)
Don't open suspicious emails (Bin them)

[cojak]

Most "up to date" AV programs will detect it.
Use Firefox as your Web browser (it's more secure)
Don't open suspicious emails (Bin them)

Well, that's me sorted...

Apart from being dumb enough to download Chrome, obv....

[cojak]

And I use the Noscript add-on.