[Krebs] Microsoft, Symantec Hijack ‘Bamital’ Botnet

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Microsoft, Symantec Hijack ‘Bamital’ Botnet

Description : Microsoft and Symantec said Wednesday that have teamed up to seize control over the "Bamital" botnet, a multi-million dollar crime machine that used malicious software to hijack search results. The two companies are now using that control to alert hundreds of thousands of users whose PCs remain infected with the malware.<div class="crp_related"><h5>Related Posts:</h5><ul><li><a class="crp_title" href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/01/microsoft-issues-fix-for-zero-day-ie-flaw/">Microsoft Issues Fix for Zero-Day IE Flaw[/url]</li><li><a class="crp_title" href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/01/adobe-microsoft-ship-critical-security-updates/">Adobe, Microsoft Ship Critical Security Updates[/url]</li><li><a class="crp_title" href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/01/polish-takedown-targets-virut-botnet/">Polish Takedown Targets ‘Virut’ Botnet[/url]</li><li><a class="crp_title" href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2011/07/microsoft-offers-250k-bounty-for-rustock-author/">Microsoft Offers $250K Bounty for Rustock Author[/url]</li><li><a class="crp_title" href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2011/07/google-your-computer-appears-to-be-infected/">Google: Your Computer Appears to Be Infected[/url]</li></ul></div>

Lien : https://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/02/microsoft-symantec-hijack-bamital-botnet/