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Android botnet found
iAfrica.com A Microsoft researcher has discovered a botnet on Android devices used to send out spam. Microsoft engineer eyeballs Android botnet New Android Malware Uses Phones as Spam Botnet Microsoft engineer discovers Android spam botnet |
Microsoft has named a 31-year-old Russian, who used to work at a firm producing anti-virus and firewall software, believing him to be responsible for attacks perpetrated by the Kelihos botnet. Andrey Sabelnikov, of St Petersburg, Russia, has …
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Microsoft names alleged Kelihos botnet creator
ITworld.com Microsoft says the man lives in St. Petersburg and used for work for a computer security software company January 24, 2012, 7:58 AM — Microsoft has named a Russian man as the alleged creator of Kelihos, a spammy botnet that abused the company's … Microsoft's Kelihos botnet suspect used to work for computer security firm |
The increasing occurrence of high speed internet connections makes household computer systems appealing targets for attack. Insufficient Internet … to automatically uncover and remove malware, like viruses, spyware, phishing and pharming attempts …
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