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Self-destruct code is often written into bot malware. Up until recently that wasn't considered an issue. So, what changed and what does it mean to us?

May 25th, 2009
By Michael Kassner

I first learned about the use of self-destruct code in 2007 when I read an ITU report, Zombie Botnet Mitigation Project: Background and Approach. The report mentioned how certain bot malcode was programmed to destroy all resident data files if there was an attempt to remove the malware. Man, that’s harsh.

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