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Infected In Twenty Minutes
Scott Granneman, 2004-08-19

What normally happens within twenty minutes? That's how long your average unprotected PC running Windows XP, fresh out of the box, will last once it's connected to the Internet.

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Infected In Twenty Minutes 2004-08-20
Paul Thomas, AUP Investigator - UK
An excellent article.

I have been an abuse investigator for a major UK ISP for four years, and I can testify to the "20 minute" syndrome.

I ordered a spanking new Dell machine in August 2003, and within 5 minutes of connecting up my broadband modem, I got infected with Welcha. You can imagine ...

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