Date: 07/17/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: security, virus

Today’s bot / malware writers are leveraging open source tools and development models to improve their bots according to McAfee. Unlike viruses of the past, bots tend to be written by a group of authors, who often collaborate by using the same tools and techniques as open source developers, said Dave Marcus, security research and communications [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/bots-malware-writers-leveraging-open-source-tools-model/