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Kaspersky Lab removes Flashfake Removal Tool
In response to the recent discovery of the Flashfake botnet, Kaspersky Lab has released a free Flashfake Removal Tool. Unfortunately, Kaspersky Lab has identified an issue with the…
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Flashback botnet shrinks, downloads of Mac AV software rise
News that nearly two percent of all Mac users have had their computers infected by the Flashback malware which roped them into a 600K strong botnet has hit…
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Flashfake removal tool
In response to the recent discovery of the Flashfake botnet, Kaspersky Lab has announced the availability of its free Flashfake Removal Tool. Visit the safe verification site to…
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600K strong Flashback botnet comprises mostly Macs
There has been a lot of talk and speculation about the size of the botnet formed by computers targeted with the Flashback malware and whether all these machines…
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Microsoft takedown of Zeus botnets missed a few C&Cs
When Microsoft, the financial services industry and Kyrus Tech teamed up to sinkhole a number of worldwide botnets using the Zeus family of malware, they managed to get…
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Microsoft moves to disable botnet
Microsoft has undertaken a global operation to disrupt a huge criminal botnet believed to be responsible for millions of pounds in theft.
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Microsoft disrupts massive cybercrime operation
In its most complex effort to disrupt botnets to date, Microsoft, in collaboration with the financial services industry — including the Financial Services – Information Sharing and Analysis…
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Plan to reduce botnets launched
More than one in ten U.S. computers are infected by difficult-to-detect bots, which botmasters can use for anything from sending spam, to eavesdropping on network traffic, to stealing…