How to find out whether your computer is part of a botnet—and what to do about it

Watch WSJ’s Robert McMillan show off the tools needed to protect your tech from malicious software.
Morning Overview on MSN

How to tell if your PC is in a botnet and how to remove it

Most people who own a computer infected with botnet malware have no idea their machine is compromised. The software is ...
Krebs on Security

Is Your Computer Part of ‘The Largest Botnet Ever?’

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today said they arrested the alleged operator of 911 S5, a ten-year-old online anonymity service that was powered by what the director of the FBI called “likely ...
Techlicious

Was Your Computer Part of the World’s Largest Botnet?

One of the largest botnets ever is gone, as an international law enforcement operation led by the U.S. Justice Department shut down the 911 S5 botnet. A botnet is a collection of compromised computers ...
PC World

Is your PC secretly trapped in a botnet? This free tool checks instantly

Time and again, hackers infect other people’s computers as well as routers or other network devices in order to misuse them for their botnet. What’s a botnet, you ask? Simply put, it’s a collection of ...