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Botnets Archive

November 3, 2009

Tuesday, November 03, 2009 7:23 AM/CST

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.

October 28, 2009

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 9:42 AM/CST

Cyber-Protesters Hoist New Signs of Innovation

Hactivism 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 Growing

Use 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 AV

Phony 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 Malware

Spammers 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 Efforts

Cybercriminals 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-Jacking

Targeted 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 Back

The 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 Prowl

Phony 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 Botnet

Click 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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