Mega-D botnet

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The Mega-D, also known by its alias of Ozdok, is a botnet which at its peak was responsible for sending between 30% and 35% of spam worldwide.^[1][2][3]

On October 14, 2008, the U.S Federal Trade Commission, in cooperation with Marshal Software, tracked down the owners of the botnet and froze their assets.^[4]

[edit] See also

• Storm botnet
• MPack malware kit
• E-mail spam
• Internet crime
• Internet security
• Operation: Bot Roast

[edit] References

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