Personal computers that play unwitting host to zombie code are proliferating at a startling pace, according to a new report.
Five Internet Service Providers have been recruited by the government to hunt down virus-infected computers used to send spam or launch DDoS attacks from Australia.
Web sites offering free hosting services are increasingly being used by hackers to store and distribute malware, according to Internet security firm Websense.
Symantec is hoping to fight the growing threat from spyware and adware by improving its corporate antivirus application and updating the software in its security appliances.
Internet service providers were urged on Monday to check their user traffic patterns to locate and shut down machines infected with the mass-mailing Sober worm.
If providers don't pitch in against the threat, customers might defect -- and the health of the Net itself could suffer.
Symantec is warning Internet users of a Trojan horse that removes spyware but alters the security settings in computers.
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