Posted by Mike on 12/29/2008, 8:48 am Link: *** Click Here for download link and informaiton *****
Botnet is a jargon term for a collection of software robots, or bots, that run autonomously and automatically. The term is often associated with malicious software but it can also refer to the network of computers using distributed computing software.It has been estimated that up to one quarter of all personal computers connected to the internet may be part of a botnet.
On a typical day, 40% of the 800 million computers connected to the Internet are bots engaged in distributing e-mail spam, stealing sensitive data typed at banking and shopping websites, bombarding websites as part of extortionist denial-of-service attacks, and spreading fresh infections, says Rick Wesson, CEO of Support Intelligence, a San Francisco-based company that tracks and sells threat data.
"It's like a disease you can't even feel," Wesson says. "The mechanisms we use to protect our networks simply are not working."
Here is a Windows only: Freeware application calle RUBotted that monitors your computer for the presence of malware zombie bots and alerts you of any suspicious activity.
RUBotted monitors your computer for suspicious, bot-like activity and alerts you if it thinks you may be infected.
http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/rubotted
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