dbarrow
04-17-2006, 04:46 PM
http://news.com.com/Whats+the+next+security+threat/2100-7349_3-6061341.html?tag=cd.lede
...Ancheta is typical of the new breed of criminal on the Internet, motivated by money and determined to work by stealth. The spyware or Trojan horses they plant on unsuspecting users' machines do not draw attention to themselves, but once installed, they work as slaves to their remote masters.
Users are rarely aware that their machines have been hijacked. The system continues to work, albeit slightly more slowly at times, and they have no control over the secret tasks it is being asked to perform. ...
...Ancheta is typical of the new breed of criminal on the Internet, motivated by money and determined to work by stealth. The spyware or Trojan horses they plant on unsuspecting users' machines do not draw attention to themselves, but once installed, they work as slaves to their remote masters.
Users are rarely aware that their machines have been hijacked. The system continues to work, albeit slightly more slowly at times, and they have no control over the secret tasks it is being asked to perform. ...