Command-and-control (C&C) server communication is essential for botnet creators to control zombie computers (or bots). To hide this from security researchers, they often use rootkits and other “tricks”. However, hiding the network traffic – specifically from monitoring outside an infected computer – is not an easy task, but is something that the botnet creators have […]
Malware authors are always seeking new ways to hone their craft. As cybercriminals are facing a multitude of preventative technologies from Symantec and users are becoming more security conscious, it is becoming increasingly difficult for the bad guys to win.Recently, during research, we came across an oddly named sample, Word13.exe. Upon first glance, it appears to […]
Russian anti-virus company Doctor Web is warning users about a new version of the Trojan Linux.Sshdkit that targets Linux servers. According to statistics collected by Doctor Web’s analysts, to date several hundred servers, including those belonging to large hosting providers, have been compromised by the malware. Doctor Web reported on initial versions of Linux.Sshdkit in […]
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