Threat Database Trojans Bushido Botnet

Bushido Botnet

By GoldSparrow in Trojans

PC security researchers are receiving complaints of a threat provided as a service to other criminals. The Bushido Botnet allows criminals to hire the services of ill-minded third parties to carry out malware attacks, rather than having to develop and implement their own threats. The Bushido Botnet allows criminals to distribute these attacks and includes many features that make it more convenient for those using it to carry out malware attacks. The Bushido Botnet offers DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks, allowing them to carry out attacks that overwhelm the target with requests. Using the Bushido Botnet, criminals can attack a server, site, or network to bring it down. This is not a new thing, and botnets and malware services have been around for many years. The Bushido Botnet is just one of the latest botnets, which are networks of compromised devices, that have been reported.

Why You should Avoid Being Infected by the Bushido Botnet

PC security researchers uncovered the Bushido Botnet in September of 2018. This botnet is operated by a group of criminals that is known as ZullSec currently. Although the Bushido Botnet was detected in September 2018, there is evidence suggesting that the Bushido Botnet has been around for a much longer time. It seems that the Bushido Botnet was developed by recycling aspects of Mirai, an infamous botnet that was used in an extraordinarily large number of DDoS attacks in recent memory. Mirai, in particular, received a lot of attention because it was used in attacks against high-profile targets in the computer security industry.

What is the Harm that the Bushido Botnet can Cause

The Bushido Botnet is not a mere copy of Mirai. The Bushido Botnet allows criminals to carry out many more attacks and customize their DDoS attacks than Mirai. Furthermore, the Bushido Botnet is capable of exploiting a large number of known vulnerabilities and can compromise different devices using different user logins and passwords, making its attacks much more effective than its predecessors. However, it should be brought up that there is nothing new or novel about the Bushido Botnet and how it carries out its attacks. Every aspect of the Bushido Botnet has been seen before in other botnets and malware, even if some aspects of its attack have been optimized. Copying code from one malware project to another is a common practice and has set up a sort of arms race between the criminals developing malware and attack devices and PC security researchers developing the means to protect computers from malware attacks.

A Brief Explanation of a Malware for Hire Like the Bushido Botnet

Carrying out 300 attacks typically costs about 20 USD, and it allows the criminals running these operations to make thousands of dollars each month. It is an aspect of malware development and deployment that should be understood. While today, criminals can make a profit by monetizing their malware directly, they also can make substantial profits by hiring out their malware and botnets to others. For example, a Trojan can make a profit for its creator by collecting private data or banking data, or by extracting ransom payments from the victims whose computers were compromised. However, the criminals also can create these threats and hire them out to others, keeping a percentage of the profits or asking for a one-time fee. Botnets like the Bushido Botnet allow other criminals to profit from providing a distribution method for malware, or ways to attack servers and networks directly. Botnets like the Bushido Botnet are large networks of devices that have been compromised essentially so that they will carry out coordinated attacks at the bidding of the individual carrying out the attack. Using the Bushido Botnet (or a similar network), the criminals can send out large quantities of spam content, launder money and hide the source of other attacks or attack a network by overwhelming it directly.

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