http://blogs.msdn.com/b/securitytipstalk/archive/2012/11/29/microsoft-vs-the-botnets.aspxA botnet is a network of "zombie" computers infected with malware that enables cybercriminals to commit undetected fraud and other harmful acts. To help disrupt an emerging botnet, the Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) recently took legal actionen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/securitytipstalk/archive/2012/11/29/microsoft-vs-the-botnets.aspx#10378321Sat, 15 Dec 2012 10:40:24 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:10378321Del Marco<p>what are the Windows program infected? what computers aren&#39;t infected?</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10378321" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/securitytipstalk/archive/2012/11/29/microsoft-vs-the-botnets.aspx#10375888Sun, 09 Dec 2012 19:08:34 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:10375888jensen<p>Recently I got a strange phone call from &quot;Windows Australia&quot;. The caller told me that my computer had sent error messages to &quot;Windows&quot; and the caller wanted me to give them remote access so they could read the reports on my computer.</p> <p>It did not happen. -Since I use dial-up it could not happen anyway, since the phone and the computer can not be &quot;on&quot; at the same time.</p> <p>However, what were they after??</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10375888" width="1" height="1">