Security researchers from Arbor Networks have analyzed an interesting piece of malware dubbed Athena.
According to experts, Athena has been around for a few years. Developed by a malware author that uses the online moniker _Stoner, the first versions of the threat were IRC-based, but a HTTP-based variant was also released earlier this year.
Athena can be used for a wide range of tasks, including for launching distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks,…
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