Tag archive: Zeus

Security researchers thought they had an opportunity to take down the ZeuS botnet, one of the largest on the planet, by cutting off connectivity to the Kazakstan Internet service provider AS Troyak, which provided network services to six ISPs hosting Zeus command-and-control servers. And when researchers pulled the plug, the initial reaction looked promising: up to 25 percent of the ZeuS botnet's systems appeared to go offline overnight.… Read More

Probably the last thing you expect from people selling malware is an end-user agreement, that legal device to preserve copyright. But researchers at Symantec,to their astonishment, have spotted one on copies of Zeus malware.   According to the company, the conditions that are imposed include one stating that it "cannot be used for purposes otherthan which it was bought for" and another where buyers "commit to give the seller… Read More