The ZeroAccess botnet, the bandwidth-intensive bug that is known as the most pervasive bot around the world, has had some of the wind knocked out of it. Security firm Symantec has executed a sinkholing operation that took down more than half a million bots and made a serious dent to the number of bots controlled by the botmaster.


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The ZeroAccess botnet, the bandwidth-intensive bug that is known as the most pervasive bot around the world, has had some of the wind knocked out of it. Security firm Symantec has executed a sinkholing operation that took down more than half a million bots and made a serious dent to the number of bots controlled by the botmaster.
Tue, 01 Oct 2013 17:15:00 GMT
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