Trend Micro Sinkholes and Eliminates a ZeuS Botnet C&C

In February 2011, we successfully collaborated with CDMON, a registrar, to gain control of a ZeuS botnet command-and-control (C&C) server, thereby rendering it ineffective. Our success gave us the opportunity to capture valuable research information about the bot (compromised computer) types under its control. ZeuS is a notorious crimeware toolkit that is prolifically used by…