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Malware Writers Combine Efforts
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Posted by: Ion Silverbolt
ZDNet News UK has an article on Malware writers combining efforts to become more lethal.
Security vulnerabilities will very soon be exploited within hours of their discovery, experts fear
Virus writers are combining their efforts with hackers and spammers to launch Swiss Army knife-like malware attacks on users, Kaspersky Labs warned this week.
According to Russian anti-virus company Kaspersky Labs, viruses are being used to infect PCs with Trojans, creating zombie networks that send out spam or participate in denial-of-service attacks.
"We cannot speak about viruses as a separate threat," said Natalya Kaspersky, chief executive of Kaspersky Labs. "They are mixed with spam, using Trojans to distribute emails. The 'bad' industry creates new technology and we need an instant response. Those people unite and exchange information."
The company said that it was seeing 200 new viruses a day. "[Virus writers] have resources and customers who pay them money for their work. These customers are not always robbers but definitely there is more money in the Internet, and we are forced to put more money in security as a result."
Posted by: Ocean
i would love to participate in DoS attacks.
virus writes should just ask me, ill likely contribute  im never at my pc anyway
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