The rest was remote access to computer networks, e-mail and file transfers from one computer to another.
Using court orders, the FBI controls the system from a remote location to monitor and retrieve e-mail messages of criminal suspects.
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Viveros said there's a growing number of remote access Trojan programs sent via e-mail that can open the backdoor to a user's PC and gather log-ins and passwords to company intranets.
Unknown to users, the worm connects their PC to a custom IRC channel when they are logged on to a remote server while surfing the Web or reading e-mail.
That makes it especially insidious, as users can infect their computer with software that gives hackers remote access to their desktops without downloading an e-mail attachment or running a program.
"The drop is due to a consumer preference for non-mail order, not by a diminishing preference for remote shopping, " says Richard Hyman, from retail specialist Verdict Research.
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Obama's press secretary, Jay Carney, said mail sent to the White House is screened at a remote site for the safety of the recipients and the general public.
Royal Mail has said the only boxes affected will be small pedestal boxes in remote locations in the LL and CH postcode areas.
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And I would underscore that the mail is screened, the mail sent here is screened, and that these tests are undertaken at remote sites to mitigate the risk both to those recipients and to the general population.
Royal Mail could be sold off in 2013, prompting fears people in rural and remote areas could end up having to pay more for deliveries.
" Mr. Carney said the Secret Service and the White House were following their normal mail-processing procedures, which include screening letters and sending suspicious items to a remote location for "more intense testing.
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