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Thursday, August 23, 2001
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1503000/1503988.stm Zombie computers are causing havoc on the net By BBC News Online technology correspondent Mark Ward Computer security firms are banding together to develop ways of stopping virus outbreaks and remote attacks before they get started. This year both PC and web users have faced a barrage of security problems including outbreaks of successive Windows viruses, an increase in attempts to knock sites off the net, and greater use of malicious programs like the Code Red worm. Now anti-virus company McAfee is joining up with three network security companies to share expertise and develop software that can thwart security problems before they get out of hand....
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