Hi, I'm TDL-4, and I've turned your computer into my zombie slave. Have a nice day!
It’s name is TDL-4, and they say it’s invulnerable. Known as a botnet, this malicious software has infiltrated an estimated 4.5 million PCs around the world, using them without their owner’s knowledge and turning them into the silicon equivalent of zombies. There are many active botnets, and many more have been defeated by anti-virus security firms, but TDL-4 is special – it’s advanced. This cutting edge botnet can remove competing malware, install malware of its own, and rent out its network for spamming or phishing ventures. It communicates on multiple channels, with millions of infected computers receiving commands over public peer to peer (P2P) networks. TDL-4 even buries itself in the master boot record, making it invisible to your operating system and security software. In short, TDL-4 is one of the most sophisticated pieces of malicious software that has ever been put forth on a global scale, and it’s just getting warmed up.
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