How did the Kneber botnet manage to stay beneath the radar? Who s behind it? Is it an isolated underground project, or a part of the malicious portfolio of a cybercrime organization diversifying on multiple fronts within the underground marketplace? Facebook shut down accounts and Pages used by two separate threat groups to spread malware and conduct phishing attacks. The new tactic used by Emotet allows the malware to infect nearby insecure Wi-Fi networks and their devices via brute force loops.
Source: https://threatpost.com/frequently-asked-questions-kneber-botnet-021810/73563/