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TDSS / TDL: Bots for Hire
The TDL attackers pay others to infect your PC. Once it's infected, the TDL attackers make their money by leasing your infected PC to other criminals. Here's a breakdown of how it works.
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| Are You in a Botnet?
Botnets are collections of infected computers under the control of one or more attackers. The malware used is designed to remain hidden - your computer could very well be in a botnet without your ever knowing it. And unfortunately, this can cause grave harm to you, your credit, and to others on your network or the Internet.
| Common Botnets
Botnets are used for everything from delivering spam, phishing attacks, data theft, to distributed denial of service attacks. Most botnets sell 'space' or 'services' on the botnet to bidders who may then deliver additional malware or use it for additional malicious purposes. Here are some of the more common botnets.
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