Asterix
07-11-2003, 06:13 PM
News Source:PCWorld (http://www.pcworld.com/)
Spammers based in Russia are using stealth and a sophisticated new Trojan horse program to turn home workstations into unwitting hosts in a pornography and spam distribution ring, say security experts.
The deceptive and potentially illegal practice came to the attention of experts in late June and has been a topic of conversation among spam fighters on Internet discussion groups since then, says Joe Stewart, senior intrusion analyst with LURHQ, a Chicago-based managed security services company.
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Spammers based in Russia are using stealth and a sophisticated new Trojan horse program to turn home workstations into unwitting hosts in a pornography and spam distribution ring, say security experts.
The deceptive and potentially illegal practice came to the attention of experts in late June and has been a topic of conversation among spam fighters on Internet discussion groups since then, says Joe Stewart, senior intrusion analyst with LURHQ, a Chicago-based managed security services company.
Read Full Article Here (http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,111543,00.asp)