November 9, 2009, 1:26PM
Malicious Google AppEngine Used to Control Botnet
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Arbor Networks researcher Jose Nazario has spotted a malicious Google AppEngine application being used to control a botnet of infected computers. The Google App Engine is feeding URLs to the zombies (hijacked machines) for them to download, Nazario explained. Read the full blog post [arbornetworks.com]
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