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A worm that forced all slaves to call one number all at once comes to mind. It could either use a modem to do it, or be like the ... Was it Sasser that downloaded the worm via FTP? Anyway, it could download calling tools and use those, or like I said, just using the connection the PC has, and then be like a Logic Bomb, and on a certain date, at the same time, call a number. Just an example of course. I'm sure more ways exist.
Exactly. Back when that movie was made, they didn't have Broadband and all that ****. Dial-up was their main access to the internet. You could infect machines with a worm which would dial out a particular number...and if enough zombies call that number the lines can get pretty jammed :).