Guest LilBambi Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 Microsoft: Zombies most prevalent Windows threat Many Windows PCs have been turned into zombies, but rootkits are not yet widespread, according to a Microsoft security report slated for release Monday.More than 60 percent of compromised Windows PCs scanned by Microsoft's Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool between January 2005 and March 2006 were found to be running malicious bot software, the company said. The tool removed at least one version of the remote-control software from about 3.5 million PCs, it added."Backdoor Trojans…are a significant and tangible threat to Windows users," Microsoft said in the report.By comparison, they somewhat downplay the growing threat of rootkits ...Rootkits, which make system changes to hide another piece of possibly malicious software, are less widespread, with removals from 780,000 PCs."Rootkits…are a potential emerging threat but have not yet reached widespread prevalence," Microsoft said in the report. This contrasts with a study from McAfee, which in April said the numbers of rootkits it sees are rising sharply.potential emerging threat??!?! More in the article... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rons Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 I read this article this afternoon. Doesn't give a person a warm fuzzy feeling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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