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• ZombieMeter keeps tabs on hacked PCs

  Internet security company CipherTrust on Thursday breathed life into its ZombieMeter, a new system that tracks traffic from compromised PCs around the world.

• Microsoft takes on spam zombies

  Hoping to turn the tide on spam zombies, Microsoft has filed suit against entities it said used compromised PCs to send millions of junk e-mail messages.

• Botnets and spyware still on the rise

  Personal computers that play unwitting host to zombie code are proliferating at a startling pace, according to a new report.

• Australia 'dirty dozen' spammer

  Australia sits among the top 'dirty dozen' spamming nations a year after introducing the Spam Act 2003, according to anti-virus firm Sophos.

• Study: Spammers turning a blind eye to the law

  Only a fraction of the unsolicited e-mail slipping into in-boxes complies with a federal antispam law, according to new research.

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• ISPs versus the zombies

  If providers don't pitch in against the threat, customers might defect -- and the health of the Net itself could suffer.

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