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FBI cracks down on bot herders |
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Saturday, 16 June 2007 |
This week the FBI sent out a press release stating that 1 million homes may be infected with bots. Arbor Networks' chief research officer talks with CNET editor Robert Vamosi about "Operation Bot Roast."
Check Point Software Technologies has released an updated ZoneAlarm 7.1 that's designed to work with Windows Vista's architecture. This is the first true two-way firewall for the Windows Vista environment. Windows Vista includes the Windows Firewall, however, it blocks only inbound traffic, allowing all "except where excepted" outbound traffic. This may seem like a fine distinction, but it can be huge. If you acquire a remote-access Trojan on your Windows Vista machine, Microsoft may not flag the outbound traffic.
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