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MSRT March 2012: Breaking bad

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Mar

2012

This month, the MMPC added Win32/Dorkbot to the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool along with detections for the threats Win32/Hioles, Win32/Pluzoks and Win32/Yeltminky. Win32/Dorkbot is described as an IRC-based botnet and a worm, a backdoor with rootkit capability and a password stealer. Despite using a very simple IRC protocol to communicate with the command and […]

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Update on the Zbot spot!

01

Nov

2011

Hello Internet! I’m back to update you on our changes to Zbot in the Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT). We reviewed the data coming back from MSRT in September and incorporated the findings into October’s MSRT (and beyond), which means we are now in a position to provide additional information. As I mentioned in the […]

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Operation b79 (Kelihos) and Additional MSRT September Release

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Sep

2011

For the month of September, Microsoft is adding the Win32/Kelihos family to a second release of the Malicious Software Removal Tool. This additional release is to support the most recent action in Project MARS- Operation b79 which targets the Kelihos botnet. Operation b79 builds on the successes of the Rustock and Waledac takedowns. This operation […]

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