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|Link=http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/november/malware_110911/malware_110911 | |Link=http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/november/malware_110911/malware_110911 | ||
|Author=Press Office, | |Author=Press Office, | ||
|Abstract=Six Estonian nationals have been arrested and charged with running a sophisticated Internet fraud ring that infected millions of computers worldwide with a virus and enabled the thieves to manipulate the multi-billion-dollar Internet advertising industry. Users of infected machines were unaware that their computers had been compromised—or that the malicious software rendered their machines vulnerable to a host of other viruses. | |Abstract=Six Estonian nationals have been arrested and charged with running a sophisticated Internet fraud ring that infected millions of computers worldwide with a virus and enabled the thieves to manipulate the multi-billion-dollar Internet advertising industry. Users of infected machines were unaware that their computers had been compromised—or that the malicious software rendered their machines vulnerable to a host of other viruses. |
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International cyber ring that infected millions of computers dismantled | |
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Botnet | DNSChanger |
Malware | |
Botnet/malware group | |
Exploit kits | |
Services | |
Feature | |
Distribution vector | |
Target | |
Origin | |
Campaign | Esthost |
Operation/Working group | DCWG, Ghost Click |
Vulnerability | |
CCProtocol | DNS |
Date | 2011 / 2011-11-19 |
Editor/Conference | FBI |
Link | http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/november/malware 110911/malware 110911 (Archive copy) |
Author | Press Office |
Type |
Abstract
“ Six Estonian nationals have been arrested and charged with running a sophisticated Internet fraud ring that infected millions of computers worldwide with a virus and enabled the thieves to manipulate the multi-billion-dollar Internet advertising industry. Users of infected machines were unaware that their computers had been compromised—or that the malicious software rendered their machines vulnerable to a host of other viruses.
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