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Archive for February, 2008

Ahhh.. Mega-D == Cutwail et al.

February 4, 2008 by Danny McPherson

So, no word back from the TRACE folks, however, a couple of sources suggested that what they’re calling Mega-D is actually a downloader Trojan, akin to Cutwail, and is also affiliated with Prg, NTOS, Wsnpoem and Pandex. As the SecureWorks folks stated in their advisory for Prg, “What makes the Prg Trojan especially lethal is [...]

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Mega-D Botnet or Mega-Confusion?

February 4, 2008 by Danny McPherson

I read this slashdot article over the weekend and was a bit surprised that I hadn’t heard of this Mega-D botnet before. So, I reached out to a few colleagues of mine and asked if they’d heard anything of it – beyond the press release and a slew of obviously derivative works, all to no [...]

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Ahhh.. Mega-D == Cutwail et al.

Mega-D Botnet or Mega-Confusion?