Microsoft backs Industry Botnet Group to tackle infected Windows machines

Interesting article. I would have posted it in the general security news section if the author were a smidge less on the Linux fanboi side...

MICROSOFT HAS ANNOUNCED that it will be part of the Industry Botnet Group to tackle the growing problem of botnets, which usually take advantage of Windows operating systems.

Microsoft's efforts to tackle the problem of botnets stems from the fact that the majority of infected machines run some version of its Windows operating system. Yesterday the firm announced the Industry Botnet Group to fight against botnets.

Once you get past the strong slant of the article, I think the Industry Botnet Group will be something interesting to watch. It would be nice if it actually made a difference.

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/...ndows-machines

[Mrkvonic]

Link? Something?
Mrk

[Cudni]

There are others links of course
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/...ndows-machines

Whoops forgot the link! Thanks for adding it Cudni.

I edited the first post to include it.

[funkydude]

Originally Posted by BrandiCandi

Whoops forgot the link! Thanks for adding it Cudni.

I edited the first post to include it.

What god awful sensationalist journalism.

[No_script]

I think there are at least 250 Million Bots out there, probably closer to 500 million.

Give Microsoft credit for trying to tackle this, even in a very slow manner.

[sunoracle]

Originally Posted by BrandiCandi

Interesting article. I would have posted it in the general security news section if the author were a smidge less on the Linux fanboi side... Once you get past the strong slant of the article, I think the Industry Botnet Group will be something interesting to watch. It would be nice if it actually made a difference.

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/...ndows-machines

I didn't notice any "strong slant," except for the last line, and that's simply the truth.

Originally Posted by sunoracle

I didn't notice any "strong slant," except for the last line, and that's simply the truth.

No it's not.