Cybercriminals are downsizing their botnets to try and trick software security companies.
Malicious software cases rose 22 percent in October, with Trojan horses accounting for nearly half, according to a newly released report by security company Trend Micro's TrendLabs.
Web sites offering free hosting services are increasingly being used by hackers to store and distribute malware, according to Internet security firm Websense.
A new attempt to entice users to fall victim to a Trojan horse has been discovered by antivirus firm Sophos, after it was posted on a swathe of Internet news groups over the weekend.
Virus authors are choosing not to create global epidemics -- such as Melissa or Blaster -- because that distracts them from their core business of creating and selling zombie networks, according to anti-virus experts.
If providers don't pitch in against the threat, customers might defect -- and the health of the Net itself could suffer.
Security researchers have been infiltrating denial of service 'botnets' to study what may be an unstoppable Distributed Denial of Service (DoS) technique.
Symantec is warning Internet users of a Trojan horse that removes spyware but alters the security settings in computers.
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