250 million computers scorched by Chinese Fireball
Fireball hijacks browsers and can continually distribute malware.
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If you're the unlucky sort, you may have caught yourself a virus - you and 249.99 million other people. 'Fireball', a new tool from China, turns computers into a malware sponge, taking control of browser...
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