On January 9, 2007, former Apple CEO Steve Jobs made a historical product announcement. The device he introduced to the world was a revolutionary new phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and a powerful internet communicator. These were not separate devices, however; the first-gen iPhone was all that, all…
Kelihos botnet dead but malware evolved, say Microsoft and Kaspersky
Microsoft insist the Kelihos botnet is dead despite reports last week suggesting otherwise; but the company acknowledged that a new botnet is being assembled using a variant of the original malware. The reappearance of a Kelihos-like army of hijacked computers shows just how difficult it is to eradicate a botnet,…