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Dissecting the ZeroAccess Rootkit
Yes No The ZeroAccess rootkit isn't the most well-known or closely watched piece of malware in recent history, but, as an extremely detailed new analysis of the program shows, it is a perfect example...
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Week in Security: Scarily Tenacious Rootkits, Stuxnet’s Secrets and Cisco Flaws
Yes No The news this week revolved around complex and troublesome threats, notably two rootkits, TDL4 and ZeroAccess. Stuxnet reared its head once again as did a new problem with Cisco’s popular...
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Microsoft Curbs Click-Fraud in ZeroAccess Fight
Microsoft said actions it has taken to stymie the ZeroAccess malware have resulted in a drop off in click-fraud traffic. Microsoft Malware Protection Center researchers Tommy Blizard and Nikola Livic...
View ArticlePeer-to-Peer Botnets Resilient to Takedown Attempts
The FBI, Justice Department and technology companies have had success shutting down botnets that rely on a centralized infrastructure and command and control servers to communicate with bots, steal...
View ArticleNumber of Peer-to-Peer Botnets Grows 5X
The resiliency of peer-to-peer botnets is too good to pass up for fraudsters and spam mavens tired of watching expensive and centralized command and control infrastructures be taken down by authorities...
View ArticleMalicious Ads Infect 65 Websites, Drop ZeroAccess Trojan
As many as 65 websites have been compromised in an attack that has snared another Washington, D.C.-area media website as well as a number of travel and leisure sites. While the sites aren’t topically...
View ArticleMicrosoft and Friends Take Down ZeroAccess Botnet
Microsoft’s crusade against botnets raged on yesterday as the Redmond, Wash., computer giant and a coalition of law enforcement agencies and Internet security companies disrupted the notorious...
View ArticleUntouched P2P Communication Infrastructure Keeps ZeroAccess Up and Running
Microsoft trumpeted its disruption of the ZeroAccess peer-to-peer botnet late last week, but some experts are holding off on scheduling a celebratory ticker-tape parade. With numerous successful...
View ArticleZeroAccess Botnet Returns, Resumes Click-Fraud Activity
Long thought dead, the peer-to-peer (P2P) ZeroAccess botnet has resurfaced and as of just a few weeks ago, has returned to propagating click-fraud scams.
View ArticleFraudulent Video Ad Bot Rakes in Close to $5 Million Daily
An cybercrime group from Russia earns $3 million to $5 million daily through defrauding major U.S. websites of video ad revenue.
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