ESET: Co-ordinated efforts by various law enforcement agencies across the globe have resulted in the Avalanche network being shut down, which for several years has offered several botnet operators extra protection against domain blacklisting and blacklisting.
ESET advises users to control their computers through the free tool ESET Online Scanner για να διαπιστώσουν αν έχουν προσβληθεί από κάποιο από τα botnets που χρησιμοποιούσαν το δίκτυο. Το εργαλείο αφαιρεί το επιβλαβές content που εντοπίζει στο σύστημα δωρεάν.
Avalanche is a network known as fast-flow or constantly changing, and consists of malicious hosts that act as proxy servers.
Αυτή η τεχνική δυσκολεύει τους ειδικούς της ασφάλειας να χαρτογραφήσουν την υποδομή της επίθεσης και να προσδιορίσουν τον πραγματικό command & control server.
ESET has a long history of supporting law enforcement efforts worldwide against cases malicioussoftware, including the case of the Dorkbot botnet – which infected thousands of computers every weekteam – as well as Operation Windigo, which stole personal information and redirected it Web traffic in malicious content.
More information about the Avalanche network in the article at Welivesecurity.com «Avalanche Takedown: Check if you're safe. "
