How the FBI took down the Qakbot botnet

Re:How the FBI took down the Qakbot botnet by Ylpertnodi on Friday September 01, 2023 @04:14PM (#37355693)

So no problem if others break the law (in foreign countries, too), then? "Top notch"? I wonder ifvthat would apply to the feds in other countries 'fixing' US computers. Nb. Not having a dog inbthe fight, I doverr towards keeping anyone the fuck out of my pc. I could appreciate a pop-up though, explaingvwhatcwas going on and how to fix it.

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Re:How the FBI took down the Qakbot botnet by smilespray on Friday September 01, 2023 @04:23PM (#37355788)

If they can display a pop-up, they're already in your computer running code.

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Re:How the FBI took down the Qakbot botnet by ipython on Friday September 01, 2023 @06:32PM (#37356825)

In this case there is someone already “the fuck in your pc”. It’s just a group of cyber criminals looking to monetize said pc with mostly illicit activity. As the sibling pointed out, the pop up would require code execution so … they would necessarily be in your pc already.

That said, I would imagine the pop up would be where this is going over time.

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