Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:28:09 -0400
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: "FBI tries to fight zombie hordes"
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

> omni at omniphile.com 06/15/07 2:01 AM >>>
>At 6/14/2007 06:41 PM, Michael Walsh wrote:
>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6752853.stm
>
>I hope they publish info on what OS those zombies are running...I bet

>Windows is the top, and perhaps only, one listed....

Here's the FBI press release:
http://electronictiger.com/avail/gadda.mp3

Their suggestions for "How to protect your computer"
http://www.fbi.gov/cyberinvest/protect_online.htm

news.google.com has a number of hits for "operation bot roast"

Slashdot:
http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/13/178212&from=rss

But no, no mention as to what OS is the most vulnerable.  Perhaps "it
goes without saying"?

mjw