One might not associate sophisticated crimes such as mass spamming, dedicated denial of service (DDOS) attacks, or identity theft with a mindless zombie, but the computer variety of the monsters in compromised PC form are doing all of that and more.

In response to the threat, Microsoft, the Federal Trade Commission Latest News about Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Action have unveiled a zombie-hunting plan, advancing public education efforts to coincide with the Halloween season.

Dubbed "Don't Get Tricked on Halloween", the campaign seeks to alert users to the threat of these zombie machines -- which are amassed by spammers, phishers, child porn peddlers and other criminals -- and to provide them information on how to protect their PCs.

Learn more about Microsoft's and FTC's common battle against spam zombies at http://www.technewsworld.com/story/47021.html.