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One of the most ironic spam stories we have seen to date was reported yesterday at Wired. For at least six months, botnet infected computers at Pfizer have spewed out a steady stream of Viagra spam. The infection has taken it's toll on Pfizers internet reputation, as researchers are reporting that approximately 138 Pfizer IP Addresses have been ...

We first reported on bots inside Fortune 1000 companies in late March. Since then, the Support Intellegence Project has identified more large corporations with botnet infections. The list has grown to include AIG, AFLAC, Bank of America, Conseco, Thomsen Finacial and 3M. Most of the companies ideitifeid have repordtedly found anf removed the bot ...

A new law in Switzerland banning spam took effect on Sunday, April 1, 2007. The law makes sending spam from Switzerland a punishable offense and brings Switzerland's anti-spam laws into line with the US and EU. Offenders can face up to three years in prison and $82,566 in fines. The most interesting (and unique) component of the ...

Vint Cerf, ''father of the internet,'' warned attendees at the world economic forum that botnets could undermine the future of the internet. Cerf estimates that 25% of all PCs currently connected to the internet (about 150 Million) are infected with trojans.  We have been watching the growth of the Botnet closely over the past several ...