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  • New trojan being used to launch attacks, send spam (Phatbot)

    03/18/2004 8:04:35 AM PST · by Born Conservative · 9 replies · 151+ views
    The Age ^ | 3/18/2004 | Sam Varghese
    Malicious attackers have embraced a new tool that uses the peer-to-peer concept employed by file-sharing software to create bigger networks under their command, using which they can flood people with either malware or spams. The new tool is a trojan which is being called Phatbot by security researchers. It links each computer it infects into a network and the attacker can then issue commands to the bot through any of the commandeered machines. This effectively means that unless all the infected machines are shut down, the attacker can continue to issue instructions through those which have not been taken down....