Storm Worm has increased its presence on worldwide computers to now number a mind boggling 1.7 million machines. It appears this is the largest botnet in history according to Dallas Computer Repair. Malicious malware writers are using social engineering into enticing unsuspecting users opening emails and then directing them to websites containing the trojan, Storm Worm.
Such a large botnet of computers would be able to take down a small countries internet and it could be used to attack larger institutions and organizations. It appears there has been Denial of Service (DOS) attacks on random IP addresses and that researchers also suspect that it was the Storm Worm that was used to attack the small country of Estonia bringing their internet to a halt.
Such a large botnet of computers would be able to take down a small countries internet and it could be used to attack larger institutions and organizations. It appears there has been Denial of Service (DOS) attacks on random IP addresses and that researchers also suspect that it was the Storm Worm that was used to attack the small country of Estonia bringing their internet to a halt.
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