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Command and Control by Blog
October 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Here’s a new method of command and control for malware:
Researchers from Trend Micro have spotted a piece of malicious software for Android that receives instructions from an encrypted blog
In the past, botnets have received their instructions primarily from IRC. This is an intriguing development!
[via ComputerWorld]
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