The Associated Press, Internet security company Prevx has reported that it found a storage facility for data stolen from 160,000 computers. The storage was hosted in the Ukraine and the data included passwords, social security numbers, credit card numbers, addresses, telephone numbers and other personal. The Aladdin's cave for identity theft According to the report, both government and bank sites had been compromised.
So what can you do about it? Macs seem to be safe from botnets, although not completely immune to all threats. But if you have a Windows based machine, Prevx suggests you stay on the lookout for a slow connection botnet infection is using your connection to send or receive data. If that happens do the following:
1. stop surfing, close your email software (e.g. Outlook)
2. open Task Manager by pressing the CTRL, ALT and Delete keys at the same time. When Task manager opens click on the Network tab and see if your PC is using the internet network connection, if it shows more than a few percent usage then this could be further evidence of something using your internet connection without your knowledge.
3 try another security product if your PC is compromised your existing security has already let you down."
Try something like RUBotted (Beta) from Trend Micro, BotHunter from SRI International, or try an online virus scan with the Windows Live OneCare safety scanner.
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