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What is Botnets? Botnets are artificial networks created by malware, which can be controlled by the virus author remotely. Here in Hackercombat.com, we have featured stories of companies which had their devices becoming a member of botnets without them knowing. Being a member of a botnet means the infected devices are kept running as usual, […]
The United States Department of Justice has found probable cause to prosecute the alleged online scamvertising involving eight Russian nationals. The scamvertising schemes were separately named as 3ve and Methbot, which collectively earned $36 in revenue for scamming their corporate customers by promising them website ad placements on high traffic websites, but nothing legitimate were […]
A new malware was discovered on sale for the amount of 50 dollars in its beta version, but promising the possibility of allowing customers to open their own botshop to let the buyer to rebuild the bot and sell access to others, creating their own botnet. A researcher specialist in pentest detected the malware called Kardon Loader in underground forums, […]
A Malicious Software Downloader called ICLoader through Popup Ads and over hundreds of websites are pushing various PUA such as Botnets, cryptocurrency Miners and also a emerging GandCrab ransomware. Malware Files are sharing via Popup Ads and distributing over Hundreds file sharing websites and fake software sharing sites which all are still alive. Malicious ICLoader Targeting a […]
Short Bytes: Virtual and Augmented Reality have redefined every aspect of our modern world ranging from gaming, music, and pop culture, to business, human interaction, and development. However, ‘with great power comes great responsibility’. When it comes to a technology slowly becoming a part of some of our most sensitive aspects in our lives (finances, identity, […]
ZOMBIE ARMIES AREN’T just invading movie screens these days. They’re also taking over the Internet in the form of massive botnets. A botnet is an army of computers, all infected with the same malware, that gives a bot herder remote control of these computers in order to surreptitiously commandeer them without their owners’ knowledge. The […]