VOA慢速英语:Microsoft Takes On Zeus

The Microsoft Corporation is making progress in efforts to stop one of the most harmful cybercrime operations active today. It is called Zeus.
微软公司在阻止现今活跃的危害最大的网络犯罪行为的努力取得了进展。这种恶意软件被称为Zeus。

Last week, an American judge ordered the group of cybercriminals to end their illegal activities. A week earlier, federal officials raided office buildings in two states and seized evidence related to the Zeus family of computer software. Richard Boscovich is with Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit.
上周，美国一名法官下令这一网络犯罪组织结束他们的非法活动。一个星期前，联邦官员突击搜查了美国两个州的办公楼，并查获了与Zeus系列电脑软件有关的证据。Richard Boscovich在微软数字犯罪部门工作。

RICHARD BOSCOVICH: “The objective was to go in there and be able to seize evidence which would lead us to hopefully identify the individuals behind the Zeus family of malware as well as ultimately identify the computers of people all over the world that are compromised. That is, that they have the malware on their computer. Their being victimized, being used to victimized others and they don’t even know about it.”
RICHARD BOSCOVICH：“我们的目的是驱动啊那里，并能够查获一些有望找出Zeus系列恶意软件背后的个人的证据，以及最终确定世界各地计算机受损害的人们，也就是说，那些计算机上有恶意软件的人们。他们正被侵害，以及被利用来侵害他人，而他们甚至毫不知情。”

Cybercriminals use Zeus to create a network of infected computers, or botnet, to steal personal information from computer users. Mr. Boscovich says the operation reaches around the world.
犯罪分子使用Zeus恶意软件创建一个受感染电脑的网络，或称为僵尸网络，来窃取计算机用户的个人信息。Boscovich称，这种行为遍及全球。

RICHARD BOSCOVICH: “We’ve identified this particular malware was present at any particular point in time in at least thirteen million computers worldwide.”
RICHARD BOSCOVICH：“我们已经确定这种特殊的恶意软件出现在特定时段内，目前全球至少1300万台电脑上受害。”

Malware means malicious software. It also can be called a computer virus or worm. Mister Boscovich says it is mostly spread through a normal everyday activity.
Malware是指恶意软件，它也可以被称为计算机病毒或蠕虫。Boscovich先生称，它主要通过日常操作活动传播。

RICHARD BOSCOVICH: “The malware is spread through emails where people inadvertently are tricked to click on a particular link on the email or visit a particular site. And once that happens, the objective is to infect the person’s computer with this piece of malware.”
RICHARD BOSCOVICH：“恶意软件通过电子邮件传播，人们不经意间被诱骗点击邮件中的一个特定链接或访问特定网站。一旦出现这种情况，它的目的是使用这一恶意软件感染用户电脑。”

The malware is programmed to record every key you strike on a computer keyboard. It gathers details about the websites you visit, your usernames and passwords, or other personal information. The information is then sent to the botnet’s command center.
恶意软件被编程为记录你在电脑键盘上每一次敲击，它收集有关您访问的网站的详细信息，您的用户名和密码，或其他个人信息。随后，这些信息会被发送到僵尸网络指挥中心。

RICHARD BOSCOVICH: “What that is is a location on the Internet. It could be domain based or IP based, where the criminals will direct all of these computers that they’ve infected to every once in a while literally call out to these domains or these IPs asking for directions.”
RICHARD BOSCOVICH：“僵尸网络指挥中心是互联网上的一个位置，它可能是基于域名或基于IP，犯罪分子每隔一段时间会控制所有受感染计算机调用这些域名或IP来获取指令。”

Much of the stolen information is sold on the black market. The information can be used to steal money from bank accounts or make purchases online without the victim’s knowledge. Officials say these malware invasions are one of the main causes of identity theft.
被盗的资料大部分是在黑市上出售。这些信息可以在受害者不知情的情况下被用于窃取银行账户里的钱或网上购物。官员称，这些恶意软件的入侵，窃取身份信息是主要原因之一。

Microsoft brought a case against the Zeus operation on March nineteenth. The company released the details of the case after the buildings were raided on March twenty-third.
3月19日，微软提起了一件反Zeus行动的诉讼。这些建筑物在3月23日被搜查后，该公司公布了这个案件的细节。

Next week, we will tell more about the raids, Zeus, and what Microsoft says computer users can do to protect themselves. We will also talk about other recent efforts to fight cybercrime.
下周，我们将讲述更多关于入侵、Zeus，和微软公布的电脑用户可以做些什么来保护自己。我们还将讨论最近其他一些打击网络犯罪的努力。