botnet

What is a botnet?

Basic definition of botnets, and links to how to recognize and avoid computer infection. Keep your computer from becoming a zombie by installing a firewall, keeping your antivirus, antispyware, and software up-to-date More: continued here

Number of Conficker.c-Infected PCs Much Bigger than Thought

There are several estimations on the number of computers the Conficker.c worm infected since it was unleashed into the World Wide Web, but the number of infected machines might be way bigger than previously thought.    According to Internet infrastructure provider OpenDNS, more than 500,000 of its users were infected by the malware worm. The [...]