{"id":102732,"date":"2020-10-23T19:57:30","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T19:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/microsoft-malware-botnet-trickbot\/"},"modified":"2020-10-23T19:57:30","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T19:57:30","slug":"microsoft-is-fighting-back-against-a-malware-botnet-game-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/10\/23\/microsoft-is-fighting-back-against-a-malware-botnet-game-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft is Fighting Back Against a Malware Botnet | Game Rant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For the last four years, Microsoft has been combating the actions\u00a0of an infamous\u00a0botnet\u00a0called Trickbot, one of the world’s leading distributors of ransomware. Unlike the usual public match gaming bots<\/a>, botnets\u00a0are networks of computers infected with\u00a0evasive malware by cybercriminals typically for monetary gain.\u00a0Microsoft\u00a0has been part of a united effort with global telecommunication providers\u00a0to combat and disable the botnet’s malware, especially with the upcoming American elections.<\/p>\n

Trickbot is a botnet devised by criminal hackers to\u00a0distribute ransomware, a\u00a0malicious type of malware that effectively holds a person’s stored files\u00a0hostage for a limited time in exchange for Bitcoin or lose it all for good. This type of malware has the\u00a0capacity to constantly evolve, evade detection, and infect systems with a “malware-as-a-service” model.\u00a0Cybercriminals\u00a0even used ransomware to force gamers to play PUBG<\/em><\/a> and other games.\u00a0Allowing\u00a0Trickbot’s\u00a0operators to provide their customers access to the infected machine and either steal financial login information or deliver more\u00a0malware through spear and phishing campaigns.<\/p>\n

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The bonnet’s malware\u00a0has infected many\u00a0computers<\/a>, laptops, wireless routers, and other devices found in everyday\u00a0households and has proven to be dangerous to both\u00a0public and private\u00a0institutions, but Microsoft has been on the case.\u00a0Ever since the company\u00a0became aware of the botnet in 2016, it has been spearheading the charge\u00a0to disrupt Trickbot’s activities. With an official court order from the United States District Court for Eastern Virginia and partnership with various industry telecommunication providers, Microsoft has been disabling Trickbot’s ransomware wherever possible.<\/p>\n

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The investigation allowed the company\u00a0to observe and research the botnet’s malware patterns of movement, manner of infection, and communication until it led them to their server IP addresses that\u00a0were promptly shutdown.\u00a0Microsoft\u00a0even uses official\u00a0copyright claims<\/a> on it own software code and developed other legal strategies\u00a0to protect customers from the botnet’s malware and work with internet providers to compensate victims.\u00a0This has allowed Microsoft\u00a0to disrupt Trickbot’s operations, locate several hundred Trickbot servers, and halt its progress.<\/p>\n

So far, the company’s coordinated actions have discovered and shutdown\u00a0much of the botnet’s key infrastructure.\u00a0According to Microsoft’s research, the\u00a0identity of the operators of Trickbot is currently unknown but their actions have profited private\u00a0nation-states and criminal networks using the information. This also includes voter information, poll results, and even their email accounts. Which is why the company has doubled its efforts recently because of the danger the botnet poses\u00a0to voters and the potential tampering of election results.<\/p>\n

The company\u00a0explained that ransomware has been on the rise in recent years and has taken more precautionary measures against malware from the predatory\u00a0botnet\u00a0as well as others. Microsoft continues to provide technical security<\/a>\u00a0against further data breaches and protection from harmful sources of malware\u00a0like Trickbot.<\/p>\n

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Source: Microsoft<\/a><\/p>\n\n

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