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to: Paul Ranson
from: Randall Parker
date: 2005-09-19 14:45:24
subject: Re: Blame UK for bot attacks

From: Randall Parker 

They said they were drilling down to communities. Maybe it is a neighborhood.

http://www.google.com/search?num=50&hs=nhS&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&c2coff=1&client=f
irefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=Winsfield+site%3Auk&btnG=Search

Paul Ranson wrote:
> London and 'Winsfield'? London I can place but WTF is 'Winsfield'?
>
> FWIW I don't place any trust in any news making release regarding PC
> computer security from a vendor of PC computer security products. Especially
> Symantec...
>
> Paul
>
> "Randall Parker"
>

> wrote in message news:432f0574$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>
>>The US, with almost 5 times more people, and probably more than that in
>>terms of multiple of PCs on the web, has far fewer bot-infected computers.
>>Perhaps the UK should be removed from the WWW until it cleans up its
>>infected act?
>>
>>http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/77523/third-of-worlds-botinfections-are-uk-comput
ers.html
>>
>>The UK has the highest proportion of bot-infected computers in the world,
>>a new report from Symantec says.
>>
>>During the first half of 2005, the security experts discovered that 32 per
>>cent of known bot-infected computers worldwide were located in the UK,
>>highlighting a need for both ISPs and end-users to take action.
>>
>>Britain leads the shameful bot charts with 32 per cent, followed by the US
>>with 19 per cent and China, with 20 per cent of the world's population,
>>hosts just 7 per cent. The survey has even drilled down to a town by town
>>analysis, naming London and Winsfield as the most bot-ridden residences in
>>Britain.
>
>
>

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