Security researchers discover 'indestructible' botnet2011-06-30 10:40 by DanielaTags: Botnet, security, TDL
A newly-discovered botnet has infected more than 4.5 million PCs in just three months, security researchers report. About a third of the infected machines are based in the US. The TDL-4 is the rootkit of the TDSS malware that initially appeared in 2008 and now it is 'practically indestructible', being virtually undetectable by antivirus software. In its latest version, the malware features some anti-virus capabilities and can delete around 20 of the world's most successful malware packages, including Gbot, ZeuS and Optima. Kaspersky Labs has analysed the TDL-4:
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