Microsoft revealed at a recent IEEE conference that researchers there employ what are internally called "honey monkeys" to discover spyware, viruses, worms and other forms of malware. "Honey monkeys" are "active" honeypots -- virtual PCs that sit on the Internet and wait to get attacked. When they're hit, an alarm sounds, and Microsoft researchers investigate.
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