Yes, our investigation into Operation Windigo
resulted in one of ESET’s biggest botnet research projects ever. Our
research team uncovered a network of infected servers employed to
redirect users to malicious web content, steal credentials, and send
spam. We discovered that over the last few years more than 25,000
servers had been infected. At the time of writing our report, more than
10,000 servers were still infected. (Editor: You can download the award
winning research paper on Windigo here.)
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Sunday, June 3, 2018
What are the biggest risks for home users and businesses with regards to botnets?
The risks associated with botnets are exactly the same as the risks
associated with malicious software in general. The risks are varied; one
can have sensitive information stolen from the electronic device, such
as intellectual property, blueprints, or passwords giving access to
sensitive resources (for example online games). Infected computers can
also be used to overload servers or send spam.
What is a botnet, how does it work and how does it spread?
The word botnet is made up of two words: bot and net. Bot is short for
robot, a name we sometimes give to a computer that is infected by
malicious software. Net comes from network, a group of systems that are
linked together. People who write and operate malware cannot manually
log onto every computer they have infected, instead they use botnets to
manage a large number of infected systems, and do it automatically. A
botnet is a network of infected computers, where the network is used by
the malware to spread.
Saturday, May 26, 2018
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