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Microsoft Uses RICO Laws To Take Down Zeus Command Servers
Mar 26th
The next time representatives from Microsoft come knocking on your door, it may be to actually seize your servers. And it is all legit, thanks to the RICO laws. The interesting thing is it is part of its digital crime efforts to disrupt botnet operators. On Friday, Microsoft staffers entered two hosting providers, one in Illinois and one in Scranton, Penn., to seize the command and control computers of two Zeus botnets. Microsoft had sued the operators on the grounds that the botnets violated their copyrights and trademarks by taking control over a series of Windows PCs.
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The software giant is working with the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center and the Electronic Payments Association as well as vulnerability research firm Kyrus Tech. Kyrus reverse engineered seventy different binary files that were associated with Zeus activities and according to their blog entry today contained the following features:
- HTTP and VNC-like servers.
- Remote Process Injection. Uses WriteProcessMemory to inject executable code into a remote process. Generally this is either used by debuggers or malware. Since this binary has no debugger functionality, we assume the reason for its inclusion is malicious.
- Screenshot Capability. Allows this application to save and send back screenshots to the server. This allows an attacker to see what exactly is showing on the victim’s screen.
- Keyboard Logging Capabilities. Allows the attacker to send keystrokes to a server to get victim’s passwords that are typed into the keyboard.
- Browser Logging and HTTP injection capability. Hooks nspr4.dll to allow logging and injection of HTTP and HTTPS data.
- Windows mail download. Allows the attacker to view the victim’s email if the user uses Windows Mail or Outlook Express.
After it has done all of this nasty business, it then runs a batch file to delete itself.
Zeus is highly pernicious and a very active piece of malware, infecting millions of computers around the world. What makes it nastier is that the source code is freely available online, and there are several ways to purchase turnkey implementation kits as well. This is Microsoft’s fourth anti-Zeus raid, showing that civil litigation against malware operators is becoming more commonplace.
Nevertheless, this is a small step forward towards fighting cybercriminals. As the Kyrus blog states, “Fighting the discrete activities launched from such a platform is like shooting down a plane launched from an aircraft carrier: they’re just going to send more planes. If you want to have an impact you need to negatively impact the carrier.”
But it may not be enough.”Ultimately, the most important thing will be to bring those who write the malware, sell the malware, buy the malware, or profit from its use to justice. Taking over web servers is one thing, but unless the people behind the Zeus and other malware operations are brought to book, the crime is just going to continue.” says Graham Cluley, writing today in the Sophos Naked Security blog.
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FREE SEO Report by Sigma Infotech to Help Businesses Take the First Step … – PRWire
Mar 24th
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FREE SEO Report by Sigma Infotech to Help Businesses Take the First Step …
PRWire To help businesses that want to rank high on SERPs but don't know how to go about it, Sigma Infotech is offering FREE search engine optimisation report to make them understand SEO better. Many modern business owners understand the power and the … |
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Dear Google: Take Me To Dinner First Before You Try To Score
Mar 23rd
In the ongoing wake of Search Plus Your World, there has been a lot of piling on the ‘beat down Google’ bandwagon. Much that has been written has been fair criticism of the search giant, but more than a small portion has been a gratuitous ‘piling on’ frenzy. I myself admittedly took part in some…
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Take The 2012 State of Search Marketing Survey
Mar 12th
SEMPO & Econsultancy have teamed up again this year to run the State of Search Marketing Survey. The survey will cover topics including budgets, marketing objectives, and the latest trends in paid search, search engine optimization (SEO), and social media. SEMPO and Econsultancy are asking…
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Now Is The Time To Take Your Local Business Mobile
Mar 5th
In today’s device-driven world, plotting your local business’ mobile presence isn’t just a nice add-on, it’s a necessity. Your ability to maximize your business’ visibility, ensure a great customer experience and ultimately drive new sales through smartphones all depend on you understanding the…
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HP Group SEO Take On New Members of Staff – Einnews Portugal
Mar 1st
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HP Group SEO Take On New Members of Staff
Einnews Portugal Colchester based SEO company HP Group have taken on two new members of staff, to increase the numbers in both their SEO and PPC teams. March 01, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ — As a dedicated sales team continue to win contracts for the Essex based company … |
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HP Group SEO Take On New Members of Staff – Sacramento Bee
Feb 29th
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HP Group SEO Take On New Members of Staff
Sacramento Bee HP Group has expanded their numbers to include another SEO Account Manager Jonathan Maddams; and also a PPC account manager Victoria Spall. Both Jonathan and Victoria come from a marketing background and have embraced the transition into Digital … |
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Nevil Darukhanawala and the Team at SEO Expert India Take JustMensRings.com … – Houston Chronicle
Feb 23rd
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Nevil Darukhanawala and the Team at SEO Expert India Take JustMensRings.com …
Houston Chronicle After only a few years of applying their integrated digital plan to the success of this online retailer, Nevil and his team at SEO Expert India are well-versed in selling men's jewelry. They have immersed themselves in the keywords and content … |
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Nevil Darukhanawala and the Team at SEO Expert India Take JustMensRings.com … – PR Web (press release)
Feb 23rd
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Nevil Darukhanawala and the Team at SEO Expert India Take JustMensRings.com …
PR Web (press release) After only a few years of applying their integrated digital plan to the success of this online retailer, Nevil and his team at SEO Expert India are well-versed in selling men's jewelry. They have immersed themselves in the keywords and content … |
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Leverage: A Computer Company Should Take Advantage Of Facebook Parenting Video – ReelSEO Online Video News
Feb 20th
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Leverage: A Computer Company Should Take Advantage Of Facebook Parenting Video
ReelSEO Online Video News The following is an index of our more popular video search engine optimization (Video SEO, VSEO,… Many of us here at ReelSEO are still settling back into our routines following the awesome SMX West… Google has been giving users "instant previews" … |
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