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October 19th, 2008, 01:32 PM
#1
Botnet trends changing?
The infamous botnet has been inactive for nearly a month, which researchers say may signal the demise of Storm as we know it - as well as that of the super-sized botnet
It looks like the "Storm" botnet is now defunct. Researchers suggest that the latest trend will be for much smaller and more focussed botnets?
Article:
http://www.darkreading.com/document....ng_section_296
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October 21st, 2008, 04:35 AM
#2
Wow, end of an era. Wonder how much is due to WinXP boxes getting retired or if there's a "son of storm" waiting in the wings...
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October 21st, 2008, 04:59 AM
#3
I would almost bet there is something waiting in the wings.. you know the saying
Its always quiet just before the storm
sorry realy bad pun.. but I could not resist
Last edited by moxquito; October 21st, 2008 at 06:34 AM.
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October 21st, 2008, 01:30 PM
#4
Hey netbus is still out there.
Google Cache page - stay off the live server at tcp-info
http://74.125.95.104/search?q=cache:...lnk&cd=2&gl=us
I believe Storm has out lived it's usefulness. It's not dead and will never go away.
Seeing how netbus (created in 98) is still available and discussed every now and then. I figure in 2018 someone will be asking "Hey anyone ever heard of Storm Botnet"? and "WTF is a BOTNET"?
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October 21st, 2008, 02:34 PM
#5
Didn't they arrest quite a few of them not too long ago? Hence the silence?
Originally Posted by phernandez
Wonder how much is due to WinXP boxes getting retired or if there's a "son of storm" waiting in the wings
People are stupid (read: naive, curious, greedy) and will click on anything. Changing the OS will not change that.
Oliver's Law:
Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
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October 21st, 2008, 11:49 PM
#6
Hey netbus is still out there.
Nope. Put that on a machine and guarantee you a worm will use the master password, install itself, then delete netbus.
However, most web based shells have been around almost as long and are still being used.
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October 26th, 2008, 09:43 PM
#7
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Not like it used to be! c99 & r57 are still hot as always though.
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