11 August 2011

Is your IP address on the #ShadyRat #botnet server? #cyberwar

On the heels of McAfee's report of "Operation Shady Rat," a security research company has released a tool to help organizations determine whether their networks were compromised during the attack.

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The tool, called Shady Rat Checker, checks IP addresses against those found on the "Shady Rat" command-and-control server.  If an IP is found (see screenshot below), it essentially means the network is already compromised and possibly sending data to servers managed by malicious hackers.

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