As botnets go, the Kneber botnet, which has hit about 75,000 PCs in roughly 2,500 companies worldwide, is fairly minuscule. However, it’s disproportionately dangerous because it’s aimed at very specific targets — corporations and government departments — whose PCs store critically important information, such as Social Security numbers and corporate login credentials. The botnet used the ZeuS Trojan, a highly sophisticated piece of malware. It’s also infected about half its victims with a second Trojan, Waledac.
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Evil Kneber Botnet Packs Mighty Malware Punch
Posted by: Richard Adhikari February 18, 2010 11:47 AMAs botnets go, the Kneber botnet, which has hit about 75,000 PCs in roughly 2,500 companies worldwide, is fairly minuscule. However, it’s disproportionately dangerous because it’s aimed at very specific targets — corporations and government departments — whose PCs store critically important information, such as Social Security numbers and corporate login credentials. The botnet used the ZeuS Trojan, a highly sophisticated piece of malware. It’s also infected about half its victims with a second Trojan, Waledac.