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Spam and virus attacks are declining, but malicious Web sites have taken a big leap, according to the September Intelligence Report from MessageLabs. The figures back up reports from numerous security firms and experts that Web-based attacks are now the vehicle of choice for distributing malware.

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Spam remains a growing problem in cyberspace. According to Ferris Research, which studies messaging and content control, 40 trillion spam messages will be sent in 2008, compared to 18 trillion in 2006 and 30 trillion in 2007.

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A price war may be at least partially responsible for the recent increase in spam and botnet activity on the Internet, a researcher suggested this week. The operators of Nugache, one of the Web’s most sophisticated emerging botnets, appear to be expanding their network and slashing prices to customers who want to use it to [...]

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