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	"plain_text": "Special!!! ZeuS Botnet for Dummies\r\nArchived: 2026-04-05 17:04:40 UTC\r\nMalwareIntelligence is a site dedicated to research on all matters relating to anti-malware security,\r\ncriminology computing and information security in general, always from a perspective closely related to the\r\nfield of intelligence.\r\nSpecial!!! ZeuS Botnet for Dummies\r\nAfter dealing with some emphasis on the activities of the most active botnets now, ZeuS, let's see a more detailed\r\ndescription of their crime.\r\nIf we talk about malware and botnets, no doubt ZeuS has a particular advantage due to the amount of zombies that\r\nare part of its campus. ZeuS is designed to steal any information that is stored on the computers of victims\r\nremotely and carry out other attacks aimed at stealing information such as phishing.\r\nTherefore, we could say that ZeuS is a spyware, but also has capabilities for other types of malware such as\r\nbackdoors, trojans and viruses. However, the author mentions in the installation manual that you don't like to call\r\nany of these forms in this crimeware, but will refer to it as a \"bot software\".\r\nAlthough we know the external face of ZeuS (the web interface management and control of zombies), has certain\r\nfeatures that are constantly evolving and professionalize achieving greater flexibility and adaptability to ensure\r\noperation on different versions of Windows. This makes ZeuS a latent threat and very dangerous for any\r\ninformation system.\r\nIn this sense, ZeuS also ensures performance \"working\" on the privilege level 3 (where the applications are) the\r\noperating system to avoid incompatibilities between the implementation of equipment and devices (which operate\r\nat lower levels). Though it may seem an irrelevant fact, this allows greater flexibility and hence a higher yield at\r\nthe time of the fraudulent and criminal activities for which it was conceived.\r\nThe latest version of ZeuS is written with version 9 of the C + + language, and among the features that have this\r\nweb application (malicious), we can mention: \r\nMonitor network traffic (sniffer) TCP.  \r\nIntercepts the FTP and POP3 connections from any port. \r\nIntercepts HTTP and HTTPS requests from all applications that work with the library wininet.dll (eg IE). This\r\ndemystifies the myth in which ZeuS uses a BHO to intercept applications through IE. \r\nhttp://malwareint.blogspot.com/2009/07/special-zeus-botnet-for-dummies.html\r\nPage 1 of 3\n\nFunctions server (socks4/4a/5). \r\nBackconnect for all of the infected computer services (RDP, Socks, FTP, etc.). \r\nGet screenshots in real time. \r\nAbility to conduct phishing attacks. \r\nIncorporates anti-analysis mechanisms. \r\nConstructor of the trojan that spreads and configuration file. \r\nPolymorphic encryption.\r\nAnother technical detail is that all communication is done by ZeuS through a symmetric encryption algorithm\r\n(RC4).\r\nThe server is the heart of ZeuS, and any\r\nbotnet, and who is to obtain all records of infected computers that are part of the botnet and execute commands\r\nremotely.\r\nOn the other hand, many botnets using\r\nvirtual servers to their criminal operations. However, this plays against the botnet when is very large, if ZeuS, as\r\nusually, the virtual servers don't have too many resources, so it's customary for botmaster using dedicated servers\r\nto host the bot. This is an important fact to keep in mind during the research side.\r\nAccordingly, and as every application requires a minimum of resources to run satisfactorily, in the case of this\r\nbotnet, the requirements are just to have 2GB of RAM and 2x frequency of 2 GHz CPU. As we see, the minimum\r\nrequirements aren't at all a constraint VIP. Anyone can implement ZeuS, even without these minimum\r\nrequirements.\r\nFurthermore, it's assumed that the computer is running an HTTP server with PHP (the language is generally\r\ndevelop these crimeware) and MySQL (to create the database with statistical information that shows your\r\nactivity). Another requirement is Zend Optimizer, which is necessary to protect and optimize the scripts.\r\nhttp://malwareint.blogspot.com/2009/07/special-zeus-botnet-for-dummies.html\r\nPage 2 of 3\n\nWith regard to updates, ZeuS is also can be \"groomed\" by newer versions without too much effort. During the last\r\nsix months have been released five versions (based on each one approx. 35 days) with correction of errors,\r\nchanges and new features, not the versions with smaller arrangements.\r\nAfter looking at the diagram, many wonder what the number of each version. A teaching mode could say that if\r\nwe have the \"A.B.C.D\" ...\r\nA means a complete package of crimeware.\r\nB represents changes that cause total or partial incompatibility with earlier versions.\r\nC specifies error correction, added functionality, improvements, etc..\r\nD is the number of refuds (changes) to the current version.\r\nThis is just a screenshot of what can and ZeuS represents in terms of skills and maneuvers that have an\r\nenvironment within which criminal crimeware applications are the main actors. \r\nRelated information this Blog\r\nBotnet. Securización en la nueva versión de ZeuS\r\nZeuS Carding World Template. Jugando a cambiar la cara de la botnet\r\nEntidades financieras en la mira de la botnet ZeuS. Segunda parte\r\nEntidades financieras en la mira de la botnet ZeuS. Primera parte\r\nZeuS Botnet. Masiva propagación de su troyano. Segunda parte\r\nZeuS Botnet. Masiva propagación de su troyano. Primera parte\r\nLuckySploit, la mano derecha de ZeuS\r\nJorge Mieres\r\nSource: http://malwareint.blogspot.com/2009/07/special-zeus-botnet-for-dummies.html\r\nhttp://malwareint.blogspot.com/2009/07/special-zeus-botnet-for-dummies.html\r\nPage 3 of 3",
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