Kelihos Botnet Resurfaces

UPDATE–The Kelihos botnet, which researchers at Kaspersky Lab and Microsoft disrupted last fall by sinkholing the control channel, has sprung back to life and is using only slightly different versions of the original malware and controller list. The rejuvenation of the botnet illustrates the...

Microsoft Adds Kelihos Botnet Operator To Civil Complaint

A Russian man was added to the list of defendants in a civil complaint filed by Microsoft at the operators of the Kelihos botnet. In an amended complaint filed in U.S. District Court on Monday, the company said that Andrey Sabelnikov controlled Kelihos using 21 Internet domains bought from a...