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Six botnets churning out 85 percent of all spam

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The Mega-D botnet has shrunk significantly since its peak in early February, but there's a new botnet rising to take its place. Srzibi already accounts for 39 percent of the global spam market and unlike Mega-D, may not be stopping anytime soon.Read More...

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