Pirated Windows 7 RC builds botnet

**MIG-31** · May 14, 2009, 05:43 PM

A pirated version of Windows 7 Release Candidate infected with a Trojan horse has created a botnet with tens of thousands of bots under its control, according to researchers at security firm Damballa.
The software, which first appeared on April 24, spread as quickly as several hundred new bots per hour, and controlled roughly 27,000 bots by the time Damballa took over the network's command and control server on May 10, the firm said Tuesday.
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Source: C|Net

mike2h · May 14, 2009, 09:46 PM

people that use pirated shit like that are morons as far as i am concerned. u know there has to be something in it for whoever pirated/hosts it.

May 14, 2009, 05:43 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,843 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Pirated Windows 7 RC builds botnet A pirated version of Windows 7 Release Candidate infected with a Trojan horse has created a botnet with tens of thousands of bots under its control, according to researchers at security firm Damballa. The software, which first appeared on April 24, spread as quickly as several hundred new bots per hour, and controlled roughly 27,000 bots by the time Damballa took over the network's command and control server on May 10, the firm said Tuesday. ____________ Source: C\|Net __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

May 14, 2009, 09:46 PM	#2
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	Re: Pirated Windows 7 RC builds botnet people that use pirated shit like that are morons as far as i am concerned. u know there has to be something in it for whoever pirated/hosts it. __________________