BOTNET INFECTIONS

Microsoft issued its latest Security Intelligence Report last week,
indicating that botnets pose the biggest problem for security teams
attempting to defend websites, networks and end-user devices from
malware infections.

Volume 9 of the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report lays out
evidence that while there has been some success in breaking up major
botnets, more action is needed if security teams ever expect to see a
major decline in botnet malware infections. Microsoft said it cleaned
more than 6.5 million computers of botnet infections in the first
half of 2010, double the amount for the same period a year before.