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In The Beginning, There Were Just Viruses: Page 2 of 2

Anyway, in bots"Bot Attacks Vulnerable Windows Systems, MS Patch Buggy," writer Gregg Keizer lists two Window Services that are used by these bots or worms or Trojans to enter your system: Windows Protected Communications Technology (PCT) v. 1.0 and LSASS (Local Security Authority Subsystem Service), as entry points.

I find it sad but amusing that technologies or software systems with names like "Protected Communications" and "Security Authority" are loopholes for the great unwanted.

What will they think of next?