Mega-D Botnet back after McColo shutdown
Well it was a nice but brief vacation from three of the big Botnets as McColo was shut down last month but by all reports the Mega-D botnet looks to be back and at near full strength.
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Once in a while
McColo Hands Off Botnets to the Russians
Brief respite from spam could be over as McColo hands off Command and Control of Botnets to a Russian network.
McColo – Why Would They Host Spammers?
The recent big news is about the Washington Post being involved in the shutting down of a Co-Location hosting provider (McColo Corp.- AS26780) that has as customers some of the biggest spammers on the Internet
United States Presidential Election Email Attack
Spammers continue to take advantage of anything ‘newsworthy’ or ‘sensational’ like the recent US Presidential election
In The Fight Against Spam Dutch Police Notify Users Infected with Bot Malware
Dutch police have notified people whose computers were infected with malware that made them part of a botnet comprising more than 100,000 PCs. People were redirected to a web page containing directions on disabling the malware and a link to an online virus scanner.
TechRepublic – “Storm Worm: The Energizer Bunny of Botnets”
Apart from a great title this is a very interesting read on what the Storm Worm is up to these days.
- Shaun
Original article: http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/networking/?p=620&tag=nl.e102
In the world of botnets, Storm isn
New Spam Campaign – using CNN’s Daily Top 10 format
A warning that we are seeing he beginning of a new spam campaign with a possible exploit vector. The e-mails claim to be from CNN based on the subject line but the from e-mail address are not at CNN. They also have links to videos and will probably either silently install malware or prompt you to install the
From “Fastflux” to “Hydraflux”: A Brief History Of The Botnet
I’m not sure if you’ve been reading the news over at the Internet Storm Center recently but … they have a an interesting write up on what William Salusky dubs the “Hydraflux” that is worth reading.
