Botnets Cause Surge in February Spam

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Botnets Cause Surge in February Spam

Ugh…spam, is there anything worse? Isn't it nice to know that, thanks to botnets, almost ninety percent of all e-mail worldwide is spam?


Spam now accounts for close to due to a surge in February, according to Symantec. Two botnets named Grum and Rustock helped push spam levels up 5.5 percent in February over the prior month, according to the security firm's report (PDF). After doing business as usual over the past year, Grum suddenly sprang to life in February, increasing the amount of spam it generated by 51 percent. As a result, the botnet is now to blame for 26 percent of all global spam.
 
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