FBI to Battle Zombie Horde

You may not know that your computer is sending spam, being used as a pawn in coordinated internet attacks, hosting illegal files, or otherwise part of the malware-distribution network known as the zombie horde. Some estimates peg the number of email spams sent each day at around 55 billion, the vast majority of which are sent by infected PCs, usually without any knowledge of it by their owner.

It's all part of what's known as a botnet, giant networks of malware-infected PCs that act as slaves to a master controller via the internet. These PCs, called zombies, are perhaps the biggest security threat on the internet today.
And now the FBI wants to do something about it. How? It's directly contacting a million PC owners to let them know what they ought to have known all along: That their computers are infected and are being hijacked for nefarious uses. The goal is to help track down the source of these infections and put the hackers responsible behind bars. "Operation Bot Roast" (love the name) has already led to the arrest of three scammers.
The feds have offered the same general advice that I do to those infected: Protect yourself against malware and viruses by using the appropriate security tools, and take extra precautions if you find your PC running slowly or sending emails you didn't create (check your Sent Items folder!).

I stole this from yahoo...

I keep mine safe. Three lines of custom designed security mechanisms. But thanks for the heads up anyway.

I saw this on yahoo this morning

Well, I did get this from yahoo...

Doesnt matter. what matters is the info.

when I saw this I thought they rly meant zombies

Yeah. And that that is the best topic name ever

FBI sucks. they'd get eaten by the zombies until S.T.A.R.S.came

Seeing as the FBI is not a combat unit...

psychokittyboy wrote:

Seeing as the FBI is not a combat unit...

oh right...

psychokittyboy wrote:

You may not know that your computer is sending spam, being used as a pawn in coordinated internet attacks, hosting illegal files, or otherwise part of the malware-distribution network known as the zombie horde. Some estimates peg the number of email spams sent each day at around 55 billion, the vast majority of which are sent by infected PCs, usually without any knowledge of it by their owner.

It's all part of what's known as a botnet, giant networks of malware-infected PCs that act as slaves to a master controller via the internet. These PCs, called zombies, are perhaps the biggest security threat on the internet today.
And now the FBI wants to do something about it. How? It's directly contacting a million PC owners to let them know what they ought to have known all along: That their computers are infected and are being hijacked for nefarious uses. The goal is to help track down the source of these infections and put the hackers responsible behind bars. "Operation Bot Roast" (love the name) has already led to the arrest of three scammers.
The feds have offered the same general advice that I do to those infected: Protect yourself against malware and viruses by using the appropriate security tools, and take extra precautions if you find your PC running slowly or sending emails you didn't create (check your Sent Items folder!).

THAT SUX

psychokittyboy wrote:

I stole this from yahoo...

I still say your nuts.

When Buu was around my PC was safe from everything (cept her weird i know)
now that she is gone my PC is fucked up beyond recognition

i guess im sfe fur now till i piss off the wrong person and they send me a bad thing

buu miw tryed to do this to me

really?

yes

MY COMPUTER B FINE YAH!!!