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Changes in the Asprox Botnet

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Asprox, a.k.a. Zortob, is an old botnet that was uncovered in 2007. It is known to spread by arriving as an attachment in spam emails that purport to be from well-known companies. The attachment itself is disguised as a legitimate document file by using icons such as those of a .doc or .pdf file.

This blog post will give an overview on Asprox’s functionality with a focus on the changes in its communication with the command-and-control (C&C) server, including a new C&C command, as compared to its previous version.

more here............http://blog.fortinet.com/Changes-in-the-Asprox-Botnet/

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