TDL-4
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TDL-4 is a highly advanced, fourth generation botnet found worldwide (over a quarter of infected machines are in the US) and the name of the rootkit that runs the botnet (also known as Alureon). Over 4.5 million machines were infected with it in the first three months of 2011, and the botnet continued to grow after that.
It first appeared in 2008 as TDL-1 being detected by Kaspersky Lab in April of 2008. Later version two appeared known as TDL-2 in early 2009. Some time after TDL-2 became known, emerged version three which was titled TDL-3.[1]This lead eventually to TDL-4.[2]
It was often by noted by journalists as "indestructible" in 2011, although it is removable with professional tools.[3][4] It infects the master boot record of the target machine, making it harder to detect and remove. Major advancements include encrypting communications, decentralized controls using the Kad network, as well as deleting other malware.[5][6]
See Also
- Alureon
- Conficker
- Gameover ZeuS
- Rustock botnet
- Storm botnet
- Bagle (computer worm)
- Srizbi botnet
- ZeroAccess botnet
- Botnet
- Regin (malware)
- Command and control (malware)
- Zeus (malware)
- Zombie (computer science)
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