Mega-D botnet
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mega-d-botnet-245-5871596
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Mega-D botnet
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The Mega-D, also known by its alias of Ozdok, is a botnet that at its peak was responsible for sending 32% of spam worldwide. On October 14, 2008, the U.S Federal Trade Commission, in cooperation with Marshal Software, tracked down the owners of the botnet and froze their assets. On November 6, 2009, security company FireEye, Inc. disabled the Mega-D botnet by disabling its command and control structure. This was akin to the Srizbi botnet takedown in late 2008. The Mega-D/Ozdok takedown involved
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One of the largest spamming botnets
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega-D_botnet
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2023-03-17T19:58:19Z
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