Early December last year, Microsoft – in cooperation with certain law enforcement agencies – announced their takedown of the ZeroAccess operations. However, this also unexpectedly affected another well-known botnet, TDSS. TDSS and ZeroAccess ZeroAccess is one of the most notable botnets in the world, with its malware known for rootkit capability. This malware is typically downloaded…
Read MoreTDSS and ZeroAcess are both well-known threats that have many common characteristics. Both are difficult to remove rookits, both engage in click fraud and use peer-to-peer communication techniques. Some may even wonder if these similar threats come from the same group of cybercriminals. In September 2012, researchers found several TDSS variants which were called “DGAv14”….
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