Discerning relationships: the Mexican botnet connection - Revision history

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	\|~~Link~~=~~http://www.trendmicro.com/cloud-content/us/pdfs/security-intelligence/white-papers/wp_discerning-relationships__mexican-botnet.pdf www.trendmicro.com~~		\|Botnet=Tequila, Mariachi, Alebrije, Mehika
	\|~~Author~~=~~Ranieri Romera~~		\|Year=2010
	~~\|NomRevue=Trend Micro Research Paper~~
	\|Date=2010-09		\|Date=2010-09
	\|Editor=Trend Micro		\|Editor=Trend Micro
	\|~~Year~~=~~2010~~		\|Link=http://www.trendmicro.com/cloud-content/us/pdfs/security-intelligence/white-papers/wp_discerning-relationships__mexican-botnet.pdf
	\|~~Botnet~~=~~Tequila, Mariachi, Alebrije, Mehika~~		\|Author=Ranieri Romera
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	\|Abstract=This research paper will show the capabilities of the four members of the Botnet PHP family, so named because the toolkit used to build its member botnets used PHP script. PHP is a widely used general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web development and that can be embedded into HTML.<br/><br/>		\|Abstract=This research paper will show the capabilities of the four members of the Botnet PHP family, so named because the toolkit used to build its member botnets used PHP script. PHP is a widely used general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web development and that can be embedded into HTML.<br/><br/>

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	Though the Tequila botnet was subsequently taken down by its owners upon Trend Micro’s discovery, its rise to fame led to the creation of more botnets using the same toolkit. Over time, the Tequila botnet evolved with the addition, deletion, or modification of components using the Botnet PHP toolkit. In response, we will continue to monitor the activities of the criminal minds behind the Botnet PHP toolkit, as there is no telling how many other botnets have already been built or can be crafted with its help. After all, cybercriminals will stop at nothing to profit from their malicious schemes.		Though the Tequila botnet was subsequently taken down by its owners upon Trend Micro’s discovery, its rise to fame led to the creation of more botnets using the same toolkit. Over time, the Tequila botnet evolved with the addition, deletion, or modification of components using the Botnet PHP toolkit. In response, we will continue to monitor the activities of the criminal minds behind the Botnet PHP toolkit, as there is no telling how many other botnets have already been built or can be crafted with its help. After all, cybercriminals will stop at nothing to profit from their malicious schemes.
			\|NomRevue=Trend Micro Research Paper
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{{Publication
|Link=http://www.trendmicro.com/cloud-content/us/pdfs/security-intelligence/white-papers/wp_discerning-relationships__mexican-botnet.pdf www.trendmicro.com
|Author=Ranieri Romera
|NomRevue=Trend Micro Research Paper
|Date=2010-09
|Editor=Trend Micro
|Year=2010
|Botnet=Tequila, Mariachi, Alebrije, Mehika
|Abstract=This research paper will show the capabilities of the four members of the Botnet PHP family, so named because the toolkit used to build its member botnets used PHP script. PHP is a widely used general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web development and that can be embedded into HTML.<br/><br/>

The Botnet PHP family comprises four botnets, the most popular of which were the
[[Tequila]] and [[Mariachi]] botnets that targeted Mexican users. The four botnets that made
up the Botnet PHP family are:
* Botnet PHP v1.0: More popularly known as the [[Tequila]] botnet.
* Mini Botnet PHP v1.0: More popularly known as the [[Mariachi]] botnet.
* Botnet PHP v2.0: More popularly known as the [[Alebrije]] botnet.
* TwitterBot v1.0: More popularly known as the [[Mehika]] Twitter botnet.

The Botnet PHP family first made waves in the second half of May this year when more than 1,000 systems were infected in Mexico. Being the eighth country in the world with the most number of Internet hosts, the large infection number in just a short span of time put millions of systems at risk.<br/><br/>

Though the Tequila botnet was subsequently taken down by its owners upon Trend Micro’s discovery, its rise to fame led to the creation of more botnets using the same toolkit. Over time, the Tequila botnet evolved with the addition, deletion, or modification of components using the Botnet PHP toolkit. In response, we will continue to monitor the activities of the criminal minds behind the Botnet PHP toolkit, as there is no telling how many other botnets have already been built or can be crafted with its help. After all, cybercriminals will stop at nothing to profit from their malicious schemes.
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