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Like the increasing resistance of some bacteria strains to even the strongest antibiotics, a type of botnet has emerged in computers around the world that is exceedingly difficult to eliminate. So far, the pernicious malware has infected relatively few computers, but most experts predict that the malady will spread. Have you followed news reports on the subject? How have you been protecting yourself against such an invasion? Has a stubborn Trojan or virus already infected your systems? How did you respond? What more can antivirus software companies do to combat this threat? Should governments step in? What can they do?
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