FAMOUS MALWARES
STORM
- What type of malware is it?
It was a trojan malware. It created a netowork of remotely- controlled network of "zombie" computers, used to attack computers from other companies.
- When did it appear?
It was first identified in January 2007, and it received its name because it distributed to other computers with subjects as "230 dead as Storm batters Europe".
- How many computers were affected?
It reached its height in September 2007, having affected from 1 to 50 million computers and having accounted for 8% of all malwares in Microsoft ( Windows ) computers.
-How did it worked?
It originally propagated through messages about European windstorm Kyrill, the Storm Worm has been seen also in emails with the following subjects:
- A killer at 11, he's free at 21 and kill again!
- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has kicked German Chancellor Angela Merkel
- British Muslims Genocide
- Naked teens attack home director.
- 230 dead as storm batters Europe.
- Re: Your text
- Radical Muslim drinking enemies's blood.
- Chinese/Russian missile shot down Russian/Chinese satellite/aircraft
How was the problem fixed?
The Storm botnet and its variants employed a variety of attack vectors, and a variety of defensive steps existed as well. The Storm botnet was observed to be defending itself, and attacking computer systems that scanned for Storm virus-infected computer systems online. The botnet would defend itself with DDoS counter-attacks, to maintain its own internal integrity.
Using an specific image about your malware.
<-------This was how the storm botnet worked
