Microsoft-led move takes down ZLoader botnet domains theregister.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theregister.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) has struck again, this time against a botnet dubbed ZLoader. The company set up a digital sinkhole to disrupt the botnet's activities.
Legal action taken by Microsoft, ESET, Black Lotus Labs, Palo Alto Networks, Health-ISAC and the Financial Services-ISAC has disrupted the massive ZLoader botnet.