The latest build of the Zeus/SpyEye malware shows a change that could very well hamper the security researchers' ability to take down the botnets using it and to find out the criminals behind them. …
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New Zeus/SpyEye makes bots function as C&C servers
As announced by Kaspersky Lab researchers and confirmed by Microsoft, the C&C and backup infrastructure of the original Kelihos/Hlux botnet is still down after their joint action that resulted in its …
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The new and improved Kelihos botnet
A trojanized Android application for configuring phone settings has been enslaving the devices of the customers of China's two largest mobile carriers into a botnet numbering hundreds of thousands of …
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Active mobile botnet enslaves thousands of Android devices
Reports that the Kelihos botnet is back online and that its original operators are again trying to take over its reigns have been premature, says Microsoft. “Contrary to some reports, Kaspersky …
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Update on the Kelihos botnet
Kelihos – the botnet whose operation was disrupted last September by Microsoft and Kaspersky Lab by shutting down its C&C servers and making its bots contact a sinkhole instead – is back and working. …
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Kelihos botnet rises up again
January marked half-time for the folks at the DNS Changer Working Group (DCWG) who are now running the DNS servers originally used in the Rove botnet. Ever since a multi-national task force dismantled…
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Detecting the DNS Changer malware
The Russian man accused by Microsoft of being behind the Kelihos botnet attack insists he is “absolutely not guilty”.
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Botnet suspect denies involvement
Microsoft said it suspects a former Russian antivirus company employee is behind an illegal botnet operation.
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Microsoft names botnet ‘suspect’
Microsoft has named a new defendant in the ongoing Kelihos case. His name is Andrey N. Sabelnikov, of St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, and is believed to have written the code for and either cr…
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Kelihos malware author, botnet herder named by Microsoft
Once again, Anonymous is using the low orbit ion canon (LOIC) to DDoS websites. This tool was developed by white hat hackers to stress test websites. Not surprisingly, the tool they are using is ex…
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Tool used in Anonymous Megaupload campaign