Behind the Scenes of the Global Effort to Bring Down the Gameover Zeus Botnet

[Terry Ganzi]

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Behind the Scenes of the Global Effort to Bring Down the Gameover Zeus Botnet

When you’re planning to rob the Russian cyber mob, you’d better make sure that you have the element of surprise, that you can make a clean getaway, and that you understand how your target is going to respond. Today’s column features an interview with two security experts who helped plan and execute last week’s global, collaborative effort to hijack the Gameover Zeus botnet, an extremely resilient and sophisticated crime machine that helped an elite group of thieves steal more than $100 million from banks, businesses and consumers worldwide.

Read more at: Krebs On Security

Tags:
Cyber Crime
Botnets
Malware
Viewable Post Date:
Tuesday, June 10, 2014

 

[rebel4life]

how does an home owner pc user protect from this malware

 

[Littlebits]

how does an home owner pc user protect from this malware

The only effective way to block this 100% is to watch your own actions.

1. Never download or run suspicious files from unknown sources.
2. When you download a file never select to "run", always "save" file and upload it to VirusTotal to check it.
3. Pay attention to UAC prompts when running files, never approve anything that you have not verified to be safe. If the file doesn't not have a digital certificate, that is the first sign something may be wrong. UAC will always let you know if the digital certificate is valid, if is expired that always indicates something maybe wrong.

There is no security products or combo of products will offer 100% protection.
Your mouse clicks matter.

Enjoy!!