Botnet
GameOver Zeus
First seen: 2011 • Status: disrupted
Disrupted by Law Enforcement
GameOver Zeus was an advanced bank-robbing program that worked with early ransomware until the FBI took it down.
Overview
GameOver Zeus was a P2P variant of Zeus banking trojan that distributed CryptoLocker ransomware. An FBI-led operation disrupted it in 2014.
Also Known As
GOZ, P2PZeus, Peer-to-peer Zeus
How It Spreads
- • Spam campaigns
- • Exploit kits
- • Cutwail botnet distribution
What It Does
- • Banking fraud
- • Wire transfer theft
- • CryptoLocker distribution
- • P2P botnet communications
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Target Platforms
Windows
Detection Tips
- • Historical threat - use for research
- • Monitor for Zeus variant indicators
- • Check for P2P C2 patterns
MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
T1566, T1185, T1071, T1486
If You're Infected
- 1.
Disrupted in 2014 - mainly historical reference
- 2.
Standard Zeus cleanup procedures apply
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