Microsoft is kicking off an Internet security education campaign today aimed at spotlighting the role of the oft-overlooked workhorse of Internet crime — the Zombie. Not to be confused with the moaning, drooling, and flesh-eating monsters traditionally associated with Halloween and low-budget undead flicks, computer zombies are home PCs that have been compromised by a computer virus or Trojan horse and forced to participate in any number of ghastly deeds online, from sending out spam to hosting phishing Web sites to launching denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. Full Story
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