Inside the Elite Control Botnet
Experts have unwrapped the Elite Loader botnet only to find that it's a pretty sophisticated attack. And that it's becoming even easier for less advanced attackers to get their hands on such threats.
Botnets ArchiveNovember 3, 2009
Tuesday, November 03, 2009 7:23 AM/CST
October 28, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 9:42 AM/CST
Cyber-Protesters Hoist New Signs of InnovationHactivism is showing signs of advancement as protesters employ opt-in botnets and other new means to bring their collective influence to bear in the electronic domain. October 23, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009 7:33 AM/CST
Botnet Click Fraud Problem GrowingUse of botnets to commit click fraud continues to proliferate, gaining noticeably during Q3 2009, according to researchers. October 21, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 8:14 AM/CST
Diving Deep on Fake AVPhony AV programs that attempt to infect end users with malware have become an industry unto themselves, according to a new research report from Symantec. October 20, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 7:54 PM/CST
Spam Uses Conficker Fear to Push MalwareSpammers are using a fake alert about the Conficker worm to scare users into downloading malware. October 15, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009 7:10 AM/CST
Bad Actors Largely Unchecked in Cybercrime EffortsCybercriminals aren't slowing down as law enforcement and Web regulators have failed to find ways to stop them, experts observe. October 13, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 4:51 PM/CST
Hot Spam: Targeted Phishing, Brand-JackingTargeted spam and non-phishing brand abuse lead the way in this month's spam report published by McAfee's AVERT Labs. October 6, 2009
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 10:05 AM/CST
Asprox Botnet Attacks Come BackThe Asprox botnet campaign may not be as savvy as some of its newer counterparts, but it's still finding plenty of opportunities to infect end users. September 21, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009 5:37 PM/CST
New Fake AV Threats on the ProwlPhony AV tools continue to flood the Web in many forms, as recently noted by researchers with Sophos.
Monday, September 21, 2009 4:42 PM/CST
Click Fraud Experts Report New BotnetClick fraud experts are reporting on a new botnet attack being used to drive traffic to sites using a sizeable zombie network. 
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