Cutwail
Cutwail is a botnet that has been used mainly for spreading spam and Trojans such as B. Zeus is used.
In 2007, Cutwail was considered the leading spam botnet with 1.6 million infected computers using Microsoft Windows as their operating system. After hackers published the names of Cutwail customers and partners, it briefly lost its importance. In 2012, the trade press reported the revival of Cutwail.
According to research by IT security expert Brian Krebs, the leading developer of Cutwail is active under the code name “Google”. He used the SpamIt platform to rent Cutwail to interested customers who could then use the botnet to spread spam for their own purposes.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Brian Krebs: Pharma Wars: 'Google,' the Cutwail Botmaster . Krebs on Security, January 1, 2012
- ↑ Cutwail botnet active again . Heise Security, February 19, 2012
- ↑ Security journalist Brian Krebs was the target of a massive DDoS attack . Heise online , September 23, 2016; accessed on June 6, 2017
- ↑ How a car wreck in a Moscow square affected the spam we receive everyday . The Sydney Morning Herald , December 29, 2014; accessed on June 1, 2017