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Botnet Threats and Solutions: Phishing

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Overview Off late malicious attacks involving tens of thousands of virus-infected PCs worldwide have targeted major organizations such as Microsoft, Google, Yahoo!, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, and UK online betting firm Blue Square. As a result of phishing via botnets, businesses and consumers are adversely impacted by tremendous financial losses, identity theft, and other damages. This white paper examines the existence of and interactions within the botnet ecosystem that enables phishing - a fraudulent type of spam - and the ensuing damage. This paper also provides information on how businesses and consumers can best protect themselves against these attacks, as well as the benefits of implementing such actions.

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Publisher	Trend Micro	File Format	PDF
Date Published	November 2006	Downloads	1
Format	White Papers
Topics	Network Security, Spam - E-mail Fraud - Phishing, Spyware

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