Trojan One-Two Punch Sends Spam Rates Soaring

Iria · Nov 5, 2006, 02:55 AM

Source: TechWeb
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MessageLabs on Friday fingered a pair of Trojans for pushing up spam rates, and said the duo use techniques that make it difficult for anti-virus vendors to keep up.

According to the U.K.-based security provider, the sharp increase in spam -- a jump to 72.9 percent of all mail in October from the previous month's 64.4 percent -- was largely caused by two zealous Trojan downloaders that have been infecting PCs, then using them to spew huge amounts of junk mail.

Nov 5, 2006, 02:55 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Trojan One-Two Punch Sends Spam Rates Soaring Source: TechWeb ___________ MessageLabs on Friday fingered a pair of Trojans for pushing up spam rates, and said the duo use techniques that make it difficult for anti-virus vendors to keep up. According to the U.K.-based security provider, the sharp increase in spam -- a jump to 72.9 percent of all mail in October from the previous month's 64.4 percent -- was largely caused by two zealous Trojan downloaders that have been infecting PCs, then using them to spew huge amounts of junk mail.