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Zombie Exposer
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Version
3
ZombieExposer by ITinvestigator detects hidden bot
controlled browsers that slow down computers and allow
bypassing of many firewalls. The program allows you to
view the live bot activity and helps locate the
process that is starting the hidden browsers.
Fraudsters infect machines with malware and use it to
engage in ad fraud. Infected machines communicate with
a command and control system enabling the criminals to
download more viruses. Cyber criminals behind botnets
spend a great deal of time and effort trying to ensure
the bot virus, that effectively turns a computer into
a zombie, is hard to detect. ZombieExposer uses a
proprietary algorithm to detect hidden browsers
controlled by a bot. Virus makers will often use
methods to bypass anti-virus thus allowing the billion
dollar ad fraud botnet business to grow. With
ZombieExposer, even if they managed to bypass anti-
virus software, the virus will get detected.
The dangers of having a computer infected with a bot
style virus extends itself way beyond playing a role
in assisting the ad fraudsters. These bots communicate
with a command and control system that allows them to
download more viruses at will as was the case with the
recent 3VE bot network that was recently uncovered, in
that one case alone, over 1.5 million machines were
infected.
To make matters worse, even when someone detects a
hidden browser, finding its parent process is
difficult. Unlike a traditional browser that you can
quickly find its parent process using one of many
tools, hidden browsers DO NOT show the correct
starting process. Zombie Exposer includes details on
finding the true culprit behind the hidden browsers.
ZombieExposer was created by cyber security experts
that felt that more needs to be done to help people
counter these aggressive bot viruses, that according
to some estimates have infected over 500 million
machines. The software is free and uses little
resources to run.
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