securityfocus.com — On Christmas day, the number of bots tracked by the Shadowserver group dropped nearly 20 percent. The dramatic decrease in weekly totals--from more than 500,000 infected systems to less than 400,000 computers--puzzled researchers.
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shadesfoxDec 29, 2006
I'm thinking that there is also an influx of new PCs. Throw away the old one, which was 'running all slow and stuff and crashes and we need a new one for Christmas'. The fastest and easiest way to get rid of any virus you have involves a credit card at best buy.
mannapcDec 29, 2006
Everyone here is correct :). Dugg for interest personally. They're are probably a ton of other things surrounding this, but who cares... This is cool.
vertinoxDec 29, 2006
Same here. Installed Windows Defender, Firefox, upgraded to IE7 in case he kept using that by accident on old dad's laptop and got rid of a lot of crap.Told him next computer he should get be a Mac.I also wonder if it could be possible that maybe people threw out their old computer when they bought new ones.
deusdiabolusDec 29, 2006
It was Jesus. Or Santa.
paulbridges02Dec 29, 2006
yep, deffinately do this everytime I go back home. I have my help desk tickets at work, and then more at home. It never ends. Someday I will burn out and crawl into a little hole with only a modem and my mac and will never come out again.
hempcampDec 29, 2006
100000 people switched to Mac?
nofxjunkeeDec 29, 2006
This is the first thing I thought as well. I hate to be one of those "if this were fark..." people, but seriously this one deserves a big, fat OBVIOUS tag."On Christmas day, the number of bots tracked by the Shadowserver group dropped nearly 20 percent. The dramatic decrease in weekly totals--from more than 500,000 infected systems to less than 400,000 computers--puzzled researchers."Those "researchers" should pull their heads out from 'tween their ass-cheeks.
unluckierDec 29, 2006
ISC runs a "Handler's Diary". <a class="user" href="http://isc.sans.org/diary.php">http://isc.sans.org/diary.php</a>You can come up off of the floor now.
rancidponyDec 29, 2006
Went to my parents. Antivirus signatures had not been updated since January 2005 although patching for the OS had kept up to date. Like a good kid I signed up their system for another year of Antivirus signatures. Caught up the MS Office patches & added that to his normal routine. Turned the FIREWALL BACK ON!!! Installed Firefox 2.0.1 with Ad-block (the parents actually like it better since they still insist on using dial-up). Added Anti-phishing software. Ran full system scan.It's not just new systems. It's kids coming back from Christmas cleaning up their parent's & sibling's systems over the holidays.
controlguyDec 30, 2006
The article said it was because many people just got new computers --- it is Christmas. How is this "puzzling" to researchers?
coreydoucoreyApr 21, 2007
Amazing. Seems to be vain for me...
m98076Jan 28, 2008
True I have to agree<a class="user" href="http://websuduko.blogspot.com/">http://websuduko.blogspot.com/</a>