Microsoft: New PCs preinstalled with malware found in China
Listers, How many people are actually using legitimate software and how have you identified your vendors ?, "*Brand-new laptop and desktop computers sold in China contain preinstalled malicious software, which has infected millions of computers around the world, according to an investigation by Microsoft<http://www.microsoft.com>revealed recently *." However, there is an interesting method used by organizations to deal with malicious traffic called "SinkHoling" Microsoft is using DNS (Domain Name System) software from Nominum that will allow legitimate traffic to subdomains of 3322.org but halt traffic to the 70,000 hosted websites that are harmful, a process known as "sinkholing." Further Read here; http://cw.com.hk/news/microsoft-new-pcs-preinstalled-malware-found-china?pag... Gideon Rop.
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