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It is a blended threat, the emails trick users into installing Mega-D, said Bradley Anstis, vice-president of products at Marshal.
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"[Mega-D] probably started about four months ago and it's been steadily increasing since then," said Anstis.
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"Microsoft did a good job with Storm with their malicious software removal tool and [claim] they have been cleaning 200,000 computers per month," Anstis said."We certainly think this has been successful and the security industry needs to work together and focus on these botnets."
However, just two weeks ago Marshal said it recorded a renewed campaign to distribute the Storm malware under the guise of a love letter.
In the past month, Marshal has observed that more than 70 percent of all spam in circulation comes from just five botnets, which is a very high percentage from such a small group, Anstis said.