Many of the domain names used by a cybercriminal gang to control computers infected with the Virut malware were disabled last week. Spamhaus, an organization dedicated to fighting spam, announced a coordinated takedown effort. The Virut botnet is primarily used as a malware distribution platform. Other cybercriminals pay the botmasters to deploy their own malware on the already compromised computers. The last remaining strongholds are the remaining remaining domains used by the botnet masters, the organization said Saturday in an announcement on its website.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2132838/security-researchers-cripple-virut-botnet.html