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World's Biggest Supercomputer is a Virus?

The Storm Worm Botnet currently infects between one and ten million computers worldwide, which means that it has access to a huge amount of processing power and somewhere between 1 and 10 petabytes of RAM. This apparently makes it one of the most powerful computers in the world, with more computing power than the ten fastest supercomputers in the world combined. More »

8:03 AM on Mon Sep 10 2007
By msparkes
20,590 views, 29 comments

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Huge Decline in Bot-Infected PCs on Christmas Day

Bot-net tracker group Shadowserver noticed a gigantic drop in infected systems on Christmas day. the total number dropped from more than 500,000 to less than 400,000, or more than 20%. Another independent group confirmed a 10% drop on their numbers. What's the deal? More »

3:20 PM on Fri Dec 29 2006
By Jason Chen
305 views, 11 comments