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    A botnet is a group of Internet-connected devices, each of which runs one or more bots. Botnets can be used to perform Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS)...
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  • Mirai (malware) (redirect from Mirai botnet)
    of a botnet in large-scale network attacks. It primarily targets online consumer devices such as IP cameras and home routers. The Mirai botnet was first...
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    Storm botnet or Storm worm botnet (also known as Dorf botnet and Ecard malware) was a remotely controlled network of "zombie" computers (or "botnet") that...
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  • Zeus (malware) (redirect from Zeus botnet)
    operating SpyEye (a bot functionally similar to ZeuS) botnets, and suspected of also operating ZeuS botnets. He was charged with several counts of wire fraud...
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    punished to the full extent of the law. The DCU has taken down many major botnets such as the Citadel, Rustock, and Zeus. Around the world malware has cost...
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  • worm) Botnet Malware E-mail spam Internet crime Internet security McColo Operation: Bot Roast Srizbi botnet Alureon Conficker Gameover ZeuS Storm botnet Rustock...
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  • The Necurs botnet is a distributor of many pieces of malware, most notably Locky. Around June 1, 2016, the botnet went offline, perhaps due to a glitch...
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    integrated into a botnet, considered to be one of the most sophisticated and secure botnets in the world at the time. The GOZ botnet was particularly notable...
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  • The Grum botnet, also known by its alias Tedroo and Reddyb, was a botnet mostly involved in sending pharmaceutical spam e-mails. Once the world's largest...
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  • malware on an infected machine from a botnet while remaining hidden using rootkit techniques. The ZeroAccess botnet was discovered at least around May 2011...
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