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Storm botnet blows itself out

by Marianna Schmudlach Oct 14, 2008 2:11AM PDT

But will the zombie network rise again?

By John Leyden ? Get more from this author

Posted in Spyware, 14th October 2008

Security watchers Marshal claim the infamous Storm botnet is no more, after waning spam emails finally dried up altogether last month.

Other security researchers have noted a similar decline, but warn that while the botnet is currently inactive it may yet return, possibly in a more potent form.

Storm front
The malware used to create zombie clients within the Storm botnet first began circulating in January 2007 in emails referencing the lethal storms ravaging Europe at the time. Prospective marks were invited to click links that directed them towards booby-trapped websites that infected Windows PCs.

More: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/14/storm_worm_botnet_rip/