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[Astraeus]

CoreFlood BOTNET has been taken down (BUSTED)!!!!!

Coreflood, has been labeled a particularly harmful type of malicious software that records keystrokes and private communications mostly on Windows computers.

Coreflood allows infected computers to be controlled remotely for the purpose of stealing private personal and financial information from unsuspecting computer users, including users on corporate computer networks, and using that information to steal funds

All computers infected with Coreflood belong to the Coreflood botnet, which is believed to have been operating for nearly a decade and to have infected more than two million computers worldwide

 

[lance]

Great news , do you know if infected computers have been restored after the server has been taken down or are they broken?

 

[MrDarkman]

1 botnet down so many left...

But i wonder how is this topic related to game?
Or did Astraeus make a mistake and posted it on wrong section?

 

[Astraeus]

Great news , do you know if infected computers have been restored after the server has been taken down or are they broken?

It is up to individual users to clean & restore their Systems after any kind of infection

1 botnet down so many left...

But i wonder how is this topic related to game?
Or did Astraeus make a mistake and posted it on wrong section?

No I didnt post in the wrong section. Many People (Including PG Pilots) may have been infected by this bug & not know it. This bug installs stealth Keyloggers, a Trojan & other things on a computer & keeps updating itself to beat most Anti-Malware programs

 

[Adrana]

Many of those are related to pirate versions of full vs pc games what you usually need a cd for to use, I am sure many users at PG is or and has been using pirated vs of games or other programs what you could dl from harmful sites.

What many don't regard, is that many times these keygens used also carry harmful worms whats purpose is to steal the information of that computer user, also some can install keyloggers to your computer, and through that it will read each and every password and username you type in regardless where it is and what security you have on your computer.

Many times something what might appear innocent, is not, and secure but it's not.
Not even all virus protection programs can detect what will be installed on your computer.