Lavasoft Security Bulletin - August 2014: Bot Review
Bot Review
Table: Bots under analysis (August 2014, Lavasoft MAS).
| Bot Family | July 2014 | August 2014 | Changes |
| Zbot | 80 | 74 | -4.6% |
| Cycbot | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Kelihos | 7 | 20 | 10.0% |
| NrgBot/Dorkbot | 20 | 30 | 7.7% |
| Blazebot/Rbot | 1 | 2 | 0.8% |
| Shiz | 2 | 1 | -0.8% |
| Total | 113 | 130 |
Bot distribution in August:
Kelihos. You can find the latest description of Kelihos here.
Cycbot. You can find the latest description of Cycbot here.
Shiz. The latest example is here.
Zbot. 41% of alive Zeus backdoors use Tor network to connect C&C. See the report in Malware Encyclopedia.
NrgBot/Dorkbot. The backdoor showed mailing activity this month. You can find the latest description here.
Blazebot/Rbot. The latest description is available in Malware Encyclopedia.
Read also:
Lavasoft Security Bulletin - August 2014: Top Threats.
The PUP That Can Detect Anti-Malware Programs.
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