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Gameover Zeus Botnet Takedown
The Justice Department today filed a status report with the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania updating the court on the progress in disrupting the Gameover Zeus botnet and the malicious software known as Cryptolocker.
In a major blow to cybercrime, the Justice Department’s technical and legal measures to neutralize Gameover Zeus and Cryptolocker have proven successful, and significant progress has been made in remediating computers infected with Gameover Zeus.
According to the status report, all or nearly all of the active computers infected with Gameover Zeus have been liberated from the criminals’ control and are now communicating exclusively with the substitute server established pursuant to court order.
The Justice Department reported that traffic data from the substitute server shows that remediation efforts by internet service providers and victims have reduced the number of computers infected with Gameover Zeus by 31 percent since the disruption commenced.
Cryptolocker, a malicious software used to extort money from victims, has been neutralized by the disruption and cannot communicate with the infrastructure used to control the malicious software.
Computer users who believe they may be infected with Gameover Zeus are encouraged to visit the Department of Homeland Security’s dedicated Gameover Zeus webpage, which is located at www.us-cert.gov/gameoverzeus.
The webpage includes links to tools from trusted vendors that can detect and remove the Gameover Zeus infection. With the takedown of Gameover Zeus, the Justice Department has dealt a significant blow to cybercrime and protected countless computer users from this malicious software.
For more information, please refer to the related materials, including the status report, motion for default, and declaration in support of motion.
Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Cybercrime
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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