Simda
Simda (also known as Rloader ) is a botnet that was broken up in April 2015 by Interpol in cooperation with authorities in various states and several IT companies.
Simda is a "pay-per-install" service that can be rented to distribute malware. In this way, additional malware can be installed on infected computers. Simda has been observed in over 190 countries, with the US, UK, Russia, Canada, and Turkey being the most affected. It is estimated that 770,000 computers using Microsoft Windows as their operating system have been infected worldwide , including more than 90,000 in the United States.
On April 9, 2015, 10 command and control servers in the Netherlands and additional servers in the USA, Russia, Luxembourg and Poland were taken offline.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dick O'Brien: Simda botnet hit by Interpol takedown . Symantec , April 13, 2015 (English)
- ↑ Stefan Beiersmann: Interpol and security companies smash botnet Simda . ZDNet.de , April 14, 2015
- ↑ a b Kaspersky Lab joins forces with INTERPOL, Industry and Law Enforcement Partners to disrupt Simda Botnet . April 13, 2015