A new malware package is running wild on the Internet, according to Kaspersky Labs, and its creators are attempting to create an indestructible herd of zombified machines. The botnet has been dubbed “TDL-4,” which Kaspersky describes as “the most sophisticated threat today.” The creators use the same methods as legitimate Web-based businesses to spread — they pay affiliates to install the malware. TDL-4 protects itself from detection, wipes out the competition, loads lots of other malware packages into victims’ computers and leverages the Kad open source public peer to peer network.
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New Botnet: The Horror of the Many-Headed Hydra
Posted by: Richard Adhikari July 1, 2011 05:00 AMA new malware package is running wild on the Internet, according to Kaspersky Labs, and its creators are attempting to create an indestructible herd of zombified machines. The botnet has been dubbed “TDL-4,” which Kaspersky describes as “the most sophisticated threat today.” The creators use the same methods as legitimate Web-based businesses to spread — they pay affiliates to install the malware. TDL-4 protects itself from detection, wipes out the competition, loads lots of other malware packages into victims’ computers and leverages the Kad open source public peer to peer network.