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Chameleon clickfraud botnet costs advertisers $6 million a month

Chameleon clickfraud botnet costs advertisers $6 million a month
  • Posted March 20, 2013, 1:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in The Web, IT Security
  • Researchers at Spider.io have detailed the discovery of a clickfraud botnet that is purportedly causing at least 70 times more financial damage than the Bamital network Microsoft and Symantec killed in early February. By its estimates, the security outfit says…

Microsoft and Symantec kill Bamital search hijacking botnet

Microsoft and Symantec kill Bamital search hijacking botnet
  • Posted February 7, 2013, 4:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in IT Security, The Web With Video
  • In partnership with Symantec, Microsoft has disrupted yet another botnet, marking its sixth takedown in the three years since starting Project MARS (Microsoft Active Response for Security). Called "Bamital," the malware network has evolved into several variations since Symantec began…

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