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How much does spam cost you? Google will calculate
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Three British hospitals hit with malware attack
Computer systems at three hospitals in London were shut down after PCs there were infected by a variant of the Mytob mass-mailing worm. <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:fc5ea660601902dce2743e8195e049ba:Y8ovW3ydN8v9OoEveYBxBpZr9GXuzKdNMepU6gmsMnFN%2Bhi7ps0azCyW79uuid%2FiYp1xcamkwYSf'><img border='0' title='Add to digg' alt='Add to digg' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/digg.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:ee1973ab93112eb7470fefba0eb62ff8:MJpDg2Q5ixsSN0eeRkBpFZPdlde82NYNLleZChBxWIPPy3Hkc5nrHNm0Bh6qcLXwF00LAbhv4ehlEA%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to StumbleUpon' alt='Add to StumbleUpon' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/stumbleit.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:c1eab871124d35ac9f0d25acdc220c59:Qh4cCtIcLhoGid58Y0jO7CWjsN7RxKt7nuf3ky0BrBTLf4ig%2FPcp3iM8%2FpNDvvJDaheUB%2Fmb4WAWRw%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Twitter' alt='Add to Twitter' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/twitter.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:67998a28aecc4ba68edd5d22deaf9cd0:aoLDb9k7KgPT%2F3eoa1IQ04pgsM6xlhFnax%2FEmHRUszdNWV4R4xlMnsZt65SX%2FEuz7dt1wHf3O5kdxw%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Slashdot' alt='Add to Slashdot' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/slashdot.png'/></a> <img alt="" style="border: 0; height:1px; width:1px;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?i=665b1d169ddbda64b6a5f7abd6f3debe" height="1" width="1"/> <img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=665b1d169ddbda64b6a5f7abd6f3debe" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

British hospitals hit with malware attack
Computer systems at three London hospitals remained down on Wednesday morning after PCs were apparently infected with malware. <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:49c5133b2726fb70dfaf9d7ebc9d0b0b:ZpB82MnZx6AZbxn2J3zmuEG0gHOwXXL1BSSEoKTgOgr1a6%2FGABqYAWJaF9dXAKOZuAvtswezsjrn'><img border='0' title='Add to digg' alt='Add to digg' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/digg.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:cf237f326535c05573fce346ce74c7b1:sP3mvrnnIkJiT%2FFNV2pGmwTkqX0F3D89%2BYX5AZvMC7QozQiU18xJ%2Fvi5no1RJ081tCHANol%2FswIXqA%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to StumbleUpon' alt='Add to StumbleUpon' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/stumbleit.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:f9ea8c2d9b4e830de20037723a26de5c:vYMI0gC6LfETTXB%2FyXDbI7%2BkbmGrFzUIkm%2F%2FI3%2F1cZbk2cRbXP8%2Fg%2FXP4W4bTFs6sapqw7hRdXhCxw%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Twitter' alt='Add to Twitter' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/twitter.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:a01444b3e602cded31f03ea3fc3da9af:3CYbNoXeFw4opN7HqYCCx6MM1ZoEhoujKqovNzO1MGQYkR3z6jJnz1ek8lgYLnP4Q9mq5s6u3qp6zA%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Slashdot' alt='Add to Slashdot' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/slashdot.png'/></a> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/ht.php?t=c&i=d708fa09f774f077ff329c7e8c623b96"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/ht.php?t=v&i=d708fa09f774f077ff329c7e8c623b96" border="0" /></a> <img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=d708fa09f774f077ff329c7e8c623b96" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Spam drop could boost Trojan attacks
The dramatic fall in spam traffic last week after alleged rogue ISP McColo was taken down will be only a temporary reprieve and could generate a new wave of Trojans, experts warn. <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:464312a1bc236814167d0f353b3d290a:q%2FtUwsjA2NI0K6sehXygdIqd6U3sHamsCA7XLDb5%2BGKCgmto5GOJ3TXwrNQvx511kFsaKQ7QY5bs'><img border='0' title='Add to digg' alt='Add to digg' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/digg.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:a7d83c93547780e483a90240eac5de8e:48lvhcBpRshMCT9HQVM4ZkFlxhHMISyB26G7jH87LiMETmVxbYI6haKbNWnXOucq6vclADXcOs2vuQ%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to StumbleUpon' alt='Add to StumbleUpon' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/stumbleit.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:5951dfe37d0f5574545d20560593802f:c7NPqwWQKLcwYkvDK%2Fy5FMmfyXzegIfKuVT09IjTwWlKl%2BywD01f4jzcNtNzFS0OKgptGiXtPIluOw%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Twitter' alt='Add to Twitter' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/twitter.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:eb80f0c4712571adba2229b2bd9a30d7:WaZwVB0yyM2tPH%2BDn0eoEHWX3t%2BLuuHUcm95I5MQOERopj%2BWmZgqDiMAg6p0%2Fgk2wadTBgNDNPr92Q%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Slashdot' alt='Add to Slashdot' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/slashdot.png'/></a> <img alt="" style="border: 0; height:1px; width:1px;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?i=c063efb36a516dc2f1c42ce97644129b" height="1" width="1"/> <img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=c063efb36a516dc2f1c42ce97644129b" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

McColo takedown: Internet vigilantism or online Neighborhood Watch?
The shutdown of alleged rogue ISP McColo Corp. by its upstream service providers highlights the ongoing struggle between malware purveyors and self-appointed Internet police in the security community. <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:27ef3ec422107a9534d85e6e56bd74b0:E25PvclJCer6iRogKNOstZeMyqKlSaD2hDZzx90KB5TypHQwT2Df8K8DeEhOjH1ZPWP8jfhghtgS'><img border='0' title='Add to digg' alt='Add to digg' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/digg.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:2dc74c0c57b8bab6099ca24465817baa:Xo4DskDY05bqWQlsvqYr4I5aRE3XKFhZk5uXHMxO0AUqfEgwn7RvdIroSQ4V1F4UqnQiaFQRjowWew%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to StumbleUpon' alt='Add to StumbleUpon' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/stumbleit.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:411bb4ac348c056c200fc6fd854919dd:nwdM4vKLFlS%2FqHQJqF7%2F1WQmVhziMezis5BBUvR3erj7oQn8taR7y6OgX2aekugyRBgVL7o%2BPeVZ%2BA%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Twitter' alt='Add to Twitter' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/twitter.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:b2f07d332caa0a6a1755df6ab76dc13d:CDK9lUzanwLNS%2BqmYAFLAIMsSMFNJYUi%2FX6SZ2YJD30unOynNbpKSBpFDxvRvVDTWmSRuTlLDqblyg%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Slashdot' alt='Add to Slashdot' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/slashdot.png'/></a> <img alt="" style="border: 0; height:1px; width:1px;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?i=87c382c959343a21ebc171dce33c06f6" height="1" width="1"/> <img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=87c382c959343a21ebc171dce33c06f6" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Dodgy ISP McColo briefly comes online, updates botnet
McColo, the ISP identified as hosting the command-and-control servers for no less than five large botnets, briefly came back online over the weekend before being cut off again, according to security vendors. <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:6c8587f5a1c9527783a826871a9ca5e2:SiblzP2seMjfDea%2B8Eyiyd0l4%2FVvOQhTLsDtplQ%2FKQkjGDXRZG96HUPsO4hv9fyPlmNBrmeseDer'><img border='0' title='Add to digg' alt='Add to digg' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/digg.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:e51c711be9bbf19f09da44f5dbee180c:Pbv3R34an81e6fQnlmDo4AMbmLfYfkTXAcz1gS4R6GKL8EJfkhlm9KRYbeQf6xm6X2oz5tb5X5NqBQ%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to StumbleUpon' alt='Add to StumbleUpon' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/stumbleit.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:042b75bcd5b8c4e5441447c90794f973:%2BJxzgyFqaPmaohKvlksBn%2FBKVLX4%2BAXDrUuHxg3aszLRdJyQzwXltALeRNBVzWQ7bMWjbSxYSnxDoQ%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Twitter' alt='Add to Twitter' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/twitter.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:a8a1b0a0960aa9eb690caa36a06f6c06:OCkbPlNLghlNaAd3d7iN4ZSnUpVh75ZUatRol6PDUd%2FvSRKtBQiEBz8kw8Y4c0okMcDiYpuWZ7u8%2FA%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Slashdot' alt='Add to Slashdot' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/slashdot.png'/></a> <img alt="" style="border: 0; height:1px; width:1px;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?i=0b3c7dff5d2d98e74a1efb082604c607" height="1" width="1"/> <img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=0b3c7dff5d2d98e74a1efb082604c607" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

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