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Nirbot Family Emerges As A Major Threat To Enterprise Networks

A new internet relay chat (IRC) bot is building an even larger zombie family that could pose a significant threat to enterprise networks, security researchers said today. . The Nirbot family is based on relatively new code and spreads after receiving instructions from the botmaster inside an IRC channel, said Jose Nazario, senior security and software engineer at Arbor Networks. "These guys, the botmasters and the bot-writers, are very competitive with each other," Nazario told SCMagazine.com today. "Part of it is pride and ego and part of it is business. By writing their own code base, the guy or these people are showing they want to keep everyone else out." The link for this article located at SC Magazine is no longer available. . The Zybrat coalition poses a risk to corporate infrastructures as it proliferates through P2P technology, reflecting the aggressive tactics of its operators.. Nirbot Family, IRC Malware, Security Threats, Zombie Networks, Botnet Risks. . Brittany Day

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