Monday, June 19, 2006

Is your computer a zombie?

While it may be tempting to think your PC is safe and that computer nasties are a thing of the past, think again. Malicious attacks have evolved beyond previous attacks from virus writers who wanted to show off their skills and get caught for self publicity.

According to Raimund Genes, CTO of Trend Micro, the threat landscape has changed to more targeted, varied threats developed mainly for commercial reasons. "Professional malware writers today don't want to make a big fuss. The worst that could happen to them is for their malware to get noticed and for people to then update their systems and protect themselves", Raimund points out.

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