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If you are like most computer users, your answer is probably "Of course not!" . But you may be wrong. Your computer may be infected with programs that send out spam email silently in the background without your knowledge. With more and more broadband Internet users, creating networks of zombie infected computers, also called botnets, has become the number one method of sending spam. Even if you think you are not affected, don't count on it. Depending on which study you read, experts agree that somewhere between 80% to 95% of all spam comes from infected personal computers, just like yours. In other words, the spam you received offering you a hot stock pick could have come from someone you know, or anyone with a PC and an Internet connection. Every single day, over 10,000 personal computers, owned by people just like you, become unwitting members of a zombie network. Infections can come from a variety of sources including malicious web sites, email, and even from downloaded "legitimate" software. ZombieSpy is designed for Windows XP, Windows 2003, Vista or later. It uses very few resources and does not interfere with your Internet connection or email in any way. "My computer had been running slowly for a couple of weeks. My anti-virus did not indicate I had any viruses. The folks at CYBERsitter recommended I try ZombieSpy and I discovered that my computer was secretly sending out hundreds of spam emails a day." - Marc K. CYBERsitter and ZombieSpy user.
Botnets are in the
news every day and their impact is increasing!
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