May 05, 2004

Bot-ting In

http://news.com.com/2100-7349-5202236.html?tag=cd.top

In a scenario eerily reminiscent of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, security experts are concerned that bots, small programs which are downloaded stealthily and reside on computers until activated, form a greater security threat than the high-profile exploits dominating the current news. The range of damage a bot can do is extensive, from the classic Denial Of Service attack to information espionage on infected systems.

The article discusses a new bot variant which represents an upgrade of an established bot, incorporating public information about a long-standing Windows security vulnerability. As this article indicates, the first indication that something is going wrong may come long after our harbour has been pearled.

More details about this bot variant, with links to diagnostic and remediation tools, as well as even more information, can be found here:

http://www.esecurityplanet.com/alerts/article.php/3347331

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