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The '''Necurs botnet''' is a distributor of many pieces of malware, most notably [[Locky]].<br />
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==Reports==<br />
Around June 1, 2016, the [[botnet]] went offline, perhaps due to a [[glitch]] in the [[Command and control (malware)|command and control]] server running Necurs. However, three weeks later, Jon French from [[AppRiver]] discovered a spike in [[spam emails]], signifying either a temporary spike in the botnet's activity or return to its normal pre-June 1 state.<ref name="ISB">{{cite web|last1=French|first1=Jon|title=Necurs BotNet Back With A Vengeance Warns AppRiver|date=27 June 2016 |url=http://www.informationsecuritybuzz.com/hacker-news/necurs-botnet-back-vengeance-warns-appriver/|accessdate=27 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="DYN">{{cite web|title=Pump and dump spam: Incapta Inc (INCT)<br />
|url=http://blog.dynamoo.com/2017/03/pump-and-dump-spam-incapta-inc-inct.html|accessdate=22 Mar 2017}}</ref><br />
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In a 2020 report, it was noted to have particularly targeted India, Southeast Asia, Turkey and Mexico.<ref>{{cite web |title=Microsoft Hijacks Necurs Botnet that Infected 9 Million PCs Worldwide |url=https://thehackernews.com/2020/03/necurs-botnet-takedown.html |website=The Hacker News |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Distributed malware<ref name="ITPRO">{{cite web|title=Hackers behind Locky and Dridex start spreading new ransomware|url=http://www.itpro.co.uk/security/26799/hackers-behind-locky-and-dridex-start-spreading-new-ransomware|accessdate=27 June 2016}}</ref>==<!--PLEASE RESPECT ALPHABETICAL ORDER--><br />
* Bart<br />
* [[Dridex]]<br />
* [[Locky]]<br />
* [[RockLoader]]<br />
* [[Globeimposter]]<br />
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==See also==<!-- PLEASE RESPECT ALPHABETICAL ORDER --><br />
* [[Conficker]]<br />
* [[Command and control (malware)]]<br />
* [[Gameover ZeuS]]<br />
* [[Operation Tovar]]<br />
* [[Timeline of computer viruses and worms]]<br />
* [[Tiny Banker Trojan]]<br />
* [[Torpig]]<br />
* [[Zeus (malware)]]<br />
* [[Zombie (computer science)]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Botnets]]<br />
[[Category:Cybercrime in India]]<br />
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