Going price for network of zombie PCs: $2,000-$3,000

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In the calculus of Internet crime, two of the most sought-after commodities are zombie PCs and valid e-mail addresses.
 
One indication of the going rate for zombie PCs comes from a June 11 posting on SpecialHam.com, an electronic forum for spammers. The asking price for use of a network of 20,000 zombie PCs: $2,000 to $3,000. Such networks typically are used to broadcast spam and phishing scams and to spread e-mail viruses designed mainly to create yet more zombies.