Recent news about botnet activity is far from reassuring, with bigger and better seeming to be the trend. Let's try and figure out how and why the good guys are losing.
January 18th, 2009
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TechRepublic members have been asking about malware scanners. Which ones work? Are they safe to download? I'd like to share what I consider my favorite scanner and why I like it.
January 20th, 2009 READ MORE http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/networking/...
Clickjacking has the potential to redirect unknowing users to malicious Web sites or even spy on them. We all need to be aware of clickjacking and how to avoid its trappings.
October 19th, 2008
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Rootkit and botnet developers are fighting back. It seems that every advance made by security researchers is countered with new and more sophisticated malware. Just what are these new advances and wha READ MORE http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/networking/...
In discussions about botnets, how and why a computer becomes part of a botnet are two questions that get asked quite often. Like most things in life, the answers aren't simple; still, I'd like to give READ MORE http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/networking/...
Getting rooted by a drive-by dropper is fast becoming the predominate method of involuntarily joining a botnet. The simplest way to avoid this is to keep your computers up to date. Easier said than do READ MORE http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/networking/...
Is it possible to remove rootkits? Some say yes, and others say no. The people developing rootkits are smart and financially motivated to design rootkits that evade detection. So what's the answer?
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