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Snapshot of Virut Botnet After Interruption

08

Jan

2013

In the past, we have written about the file infector known as W32.Virut. We have even provided insight into trying to shut the botnet down. Due to a recent judicial proceeding causing a temporary outage of the Virut command-and-control (C&C) server domains, we were able to gather information on the size and demographics of the […]

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Botnets for the Masses

19

Dec

2012

Not so long ago, aspiring bot-herders, who wanted to get started with a botnet of their own, would have to hang out in the right circles or learn how to make one themselves. If they hung out in the right circles they would be provided with guidance and documentation to get started. If they were […]

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Win32/Gataka – or should we say Zutick?

30

Nov

2012

Win32/Gataka is an information-stealing Trojan that has been previously discussed on this blog here and here. Recently, we came across a post from its author on an underground forum trying to sell his creation. The post contained a help file detailing the inner working of this threat. This blog post will highlight some of the […]

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