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500,000 'bot' PCs rescued as 'Spam' ISP taken offline (PC Advisor)
Crippled McColo accused of hosting global botnets A huge botnet consisting of 500,000 compromised PCs was crippled when US-based 'spam ISP' McColo was taken offline last week, according to Joe Stewart, director of malware research at SecureWorks.
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Spam ISP McColo re-appears online (PC Advisor)
US-based provider quickly disconnected again US ISP MoColo, which had been cut off from the net, made a brief re-appearance over the weekend, security software companies have reported.
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Dodgy ISP Briefly Comes Online, Updates Botnet (PC World)
Maligned ISP McColo briefly came back online over the weekend before being cut off again, according to security vendors.
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New task force to examine ISP level content filtering (iTNews)
The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has formed a new e-security task force to look into the Federal government’s controversial ISP filtering scheme.
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IDOT and ISP announce winter preparations and urge drivers to stress safety message: â€Ice and Snow — Take it Slow†(Bureau County Republican)
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Department of Transportation Secretary Milton R. Sees at a news conference Nov. 10 urged motorists to start preparing themselves and their vehicles for winter driving conditions. IDOT crews and Illinois State Police are making final preparations to get the state’s frontline winter teams and equipment ready for emergency operations for the upcoming snow and ice season.
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Infected computers search in vain for Srizbi botnet (Macworld UK)
Large numbers of infected computers have been searching in vain for the Srizbi botnet disrupted by the disconnection of ISP McColo a week ago, a security vendor has found.
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Criminal spamming ISP back online, updates botnet (Macworld UK)
An internet service provider associated with online crime and child pornography briefly came back online over the weekend before being cut off again, according to security vendors.
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ISP-Planet - Executive Perspectives - Behind the Curtain of In-The-Cloud Security Services (ISP-Planet)
There's a real opportunity in security services, and the most valuable customers are the most demanding. ISPs should be equally rigorous in choosing a security service provider.
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Srizbi botnet flounders after McColo shutdown (TechWorld)
Head chopped off huge bot. Large numbers of infected computers have been searching in vain for the Srizbi botnet disrupted by the disconnection of ISP McColo a week ago, a security vendor has found.
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Hosting firm takedown bags 500,000 bots (ARNnet)
Infected PCs still operational but unable to receive instructions from malware after shutdown of rogue ISP McColo.
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