4/7/08

Kraken botnet balloons to dangerous levels

A large botnet, estimated to be roughly twice the size of the one created by the Storm Trojan, ... in the last month alone. Known as Kraken, the <strong class="keyword">malware</strong> that infects the victims' PCs is somewhat ... architecture. Instead, the <strong class="keyword">malware</strong> code includes a list of domains in which the C&C server might<br /><br />Posted in <strong><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://technorati.com/blogs/http://betterantivirus.com/nod32-and-virus-news">BETTERANTIVIRUS.COM - Nod32, Security Threat and Virus... </a></strong> (<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://technorati.com/search/http%3A%2F%2Fbetterantivirus.com%2Fnod32-and-virus-news" style="color:#390;"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/images/bubble_h11.gif" alt="View Technorati URL search" style="border:none;"/> 125 links from 11 sites</a>) <br /><br /><img width="1" height="1" src="http://static.technorati.com/y/1254225925.gif?anM9MCZyZWY9YXBpfC9zZWFyY2g/cXVlcnk9bWFsd2FyZSZsYW5ndWFnZT1lbiZrZXk9YmYyMjQ5ZjVhOTRmMzY1MmZjNjc0ODBjZWExYjg0MjQmZm9ybWF0PXJzc3wxfGh0dHA6Ly9iZXR0ZXJhbnRpdmlydXMuY29tL25vZDMyLWFuZC12aXJ1cy1uZXdzL2FyY2hpdmVzLzg0OC1LcmFrZW4tYm90bmV0LWJhbGxvb25zLXRvLWRhbmdlcm91cy1sZXZlbHMuaHRtbCZ2aXNpdG9yaWQ9LSZ1c2VyaWQ9LSZzZXNzaW9uaWQ9MWRlMjkyN2MzOGRlZjY3NDdkOTU4Y2ViMjYzNjQ1M2UmdXNlcmNsYXNzPTEmYWJjbGFzcz1hJmFic3dpdGNoPTImbWVtYmVyPS0="/>