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Re: [News] [Rival] Windows Zombies Cost UK Banks and Customers a Fortune

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____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Thursday 02 October 2008 12:03 : \____

> After takin' a swig o' grog, Rob Schwenk belched out
>   this bit o' wisdom:
> 
>> On Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:58:38 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>> Why the misleading headline? The articles linked in your post (2 of
>> the 3 being identical!!!) have nothing to do with 'Windows Zombies'.
> 
> Hmm.  I agree here.  And they talk of phishing, not zombies.

Phishing is a brute-force thing (botnets) which requires proxies (zombies) so
as not to be identified and caught. Try running a phishing operation from your
own personal PC/s and see how far it goes.

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