November 9, 2009, 1:26PM

Malicious Google AppEngine Used to Control Botnet

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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