An internet attack that knocked micro-blogging service Twitter offline and disrupted Facebook, LiveJournal, Xbox Live and some Google services seemed random at first, but security experts say it was a coordinated strike targeting a single Georgian blogger.

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The possibility is real that a million or more computers owned by unsuspecting individuals could have been part of a "botnet" as a result of software planted on their computers without the awareness of their owners. When that happens and the signal is given, these computers become "zombies" carrying out the bidding of the hacker.

One is relatively certain that with the next wave of anti-virus updates there will be some definitions added that address known threats in this area.

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