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If you run a linux site that is exposed to the internet, check the /var/log/auth.log or /var/log/secure log files. Chances are you’ll see a bunch of ‘ Failed password for user ‘ attacks on your site.

I recently was having horrible download rates on some VMWare ubuntu images that are hosted on a beefy Win7 box.