According to Symantec’s Q3 2009 MessageLabs Intelligence Report, botnets are now responsible for sending 87.9 percent of all spam. A newer botnet, Maazben, has experienced rapid growth since its infancy in late May mainly sending out casino-related spam while Rustock, one of the oldest and largest botnets, has doubled in size since June and established a predictable spamming pattern.Maazben’s …[more]