- Software Blog
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 2nd, 2012
DNS Check Removes You from DNSChanger Botnet
Google estimates that half a million computers are still part of DNSChanger Botnet
- Security Fixes and Improvements
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 31st, 2012
White House, DHS, Aided by Private Sector in Combating Botnets
The Obama administration finally realized that this was not something to be taken lightly
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 17th, 2012
Flashback Operators Fail to Cash Out Their “Winnings”
Pay-per-click providers don't give out money without checking for signs of fraud
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 14th, 2012
Malware Coder and Botnet Operator Details His Work
The cybercriminal shares stories, technical details, but also provides advice for users
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 8th, 2012
Botnet Source Code Reveals Anti-Analysis Functions
The bot terminates its process if network analysis tools are detected
- Incidents
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 5th, 2012
Google Notifies ZeuS Botmasters That Microsoft Is Coming for Them
Should cybercriminals benefit from the same advantages as regular users?
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 26th, 2012
Cybercriminals Brag About the Success of DDOS Services
Cybercriminals return with another DDOS service advertisement on YouTube
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 24th, 2012
Traffic Ticket Spam Powered by Cutwail Botnet Leads to Phoenix Exploit Kit
Compromised websites are used to host the malicious element
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 23rd, 2012
Price of Malware Drops, SpyEye Botnet Available for $150 (€114)
McAfee experts analyzed the new variant and found one difference compared to the older one
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 20th, 2012
Nitol DDOS Botnet Coded in a Hurry, Experts Say
Nitol is used to launch DDOS attacks mainly in China
- Apple
- By Filip Truta
- April 10th, 2012
Apple Shuts Down Dr.Web's Flashback Botnet Monitoring Tool in Unfortunate Cover-Up Attempt
“This seems to mean that Apple is not considering our work as a help,” says CEO
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 5th, 2012
Microsoft Explains Why It Left 3 ZeuS Botnet Servers Alive
Take a look at Microsoft's strategy for the ZeuS botnet takedown
- Server related
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 4th, 2012
3 ZeuS Botnet Command and Control Servers Evade Microsoft
The company failed to put the last nail into the botnet's coffin
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 30th, 2012
Kelihos Botnet Is Alive, Spreads Using Facebook Worm
70,000 Facebook users are currently infected with the worm
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 28th, 2012
Kaspersky Disables 116,000 Bots Part of New Kelihos Botnet
Security firms take another crack at the Kelihos botnet
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 26th, 2012
Microsoft Strikes Cybercrime by Disrupting Zeus Botnets
Servers from two physical locations were seized by US Marshals
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 23rd, 2012
Experts Find Georgian Botnet That Creates Audio and Video Recordings
The malicious element also looks for documents that contain keywords such as KGB and CIA