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Comcast Rolls Out Botnet Detection and Protection
Service Powered by Damballa

September 29, 2010 — Comcast Corporation announced it's expanding its efforts to help protect customers and fight the proliferation of malicious bots with the national launch of its Constant Guard™ Bot Detection and Notification initiative. Powered by Damballa, this service automatically notifies customers if their home computer appears to be infected with a bot, which the National Cyber Security Alliance has called "one of the Internet's fastest growing cyber crimes."

Comcast Press Release:
http://www.comcast.com/About/PressRelease/PressReleaseDetail.ashx?PRID=1012

Press Mentions:

c|net News
Comcast takes free anti-botnet service nationwide

New York Times
Comcast to Monitor Customer Computers for Malware

Softpedia
Comcast to Roll Out Botnet Notification System Nationwide

The Street.com
Comcast Furthers Internet Security Efforts With National Rollout
Of Constant Guard™ Bot Detection And Notification

DSL Reports
Comcast Launches Bot Detection Service