This cryptocurrency botnet was designed to seek and destroy mining malware

This cryptocurrency botnet was designed to seek and destroy mining malware
фото показано с : thenextweb.com

2018-9-18 17:39

Cryptocurrency botnets are normally the weapons of evil, used to covertly and illicitly steal other people’s computing power to earn coins. But now there’s a new kid on the block, and it seems to be cleaning up online avenues of crypto-malware.

The botnet, known as Fbot, appears to be hunting down illegitimate cryptocurrency mining malware and erasing it from where ever it is being hosted. According to the researchers who discovered the botnet, Qihoo 360Netlab, the bot scans the web for a specific piece of cryptocurrency mining malware called com. ufo. miner. When found, the botnet installs itself over the top of…

This story continues at The Next Web

.

Similar to Notcoin - TapSwap on Solana Airdrops In 2024

origin »

Global Cryptocurrency (GCC) на Currencies.ru

$ 0 (+0.00%)
Объем 24H $0
Изменеия 24h: 0.00 %, 7d: 0.00 %
Cегодня L: $0 - H: $0
Капитализация $0 Rank 99999
Цена в час новости $ 0.0012864 (-100%)

cryptocurrency botnet malware mining web qihoo researchers

Источник: thenextweb.com

cryptocurrency botnet → Результатов: 9


Фото:

MasterMana Botnet takes over your machine to empty your cryptocurrency wallet

Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a dangerous botnet specifically targeting businesses to steal sensitive data and cryptocurrency. Dubbed “MasterMana Botnet,” the ongoing campaign is believed to be connected to the “Gorgon Group,” a crew of cyberbaddies linked to worldwide criminal activity and repeated attacks on governments.

2019-10-2 19:57


Фото:

Cryptocurrency Malware Infects Over 200,000 Mikrotik Routers

A cryptojacking campaign has affected over 200,000 routers made by Mikrotik, the Latvian networking company.   A Months-Old Vulnerability Exploited Security researchers recently mapped a series of cryptomining attacks, which initially attacked a large number of users in Brazil to create a growing mining botnet by infecting compromised devices with malware.

2018-8-7 07:00


Партнеры Currencies.ru

Реклама на Currencies.ru

Самое свежее на Currencies.ru

BNB beacon chain testnet upgrade to go live in January

BNB beacon chain testnet is set to undergo a hard fork upgrade dubbed Einstein next week. It requires all node operators to update their software before the process begins. Einstein upgrade to go live in January The largest crypto exchange…