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CoalaBot

Posted: February 2, 2018

CoalaBot is a malicious tool currently being sold on underground hacking forums. While dangerous, it is certainly not as harmful as the usual info stealers, remote access Trojans, and other harmful software that is being sold in these places. The purpose of CoalaBot is to help its owners build a botnet by infecting hundreds of computers, and then being able to command them all at once. The commands which CoalaBot is capable of handling can instruct the infected machines to perform a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack by targeting various services, ports, and using different connection methods.

The cost of the builder and web portal used to operate CoalaBot is set to just $300, so it is possible that many cybercriminals will take advantage of this opportunity to create their very own botnet. One sample of CoalaBot was spotted being distributed via the RIG EK, but it is likely that different cybercriminals will use various approaches to reach more victims.

The CoalaBot malicious module is incredibly difficult to spot without the use of specialized PC security software, because it consumes a minimum amount of system resources, and does not exhibit any sort of suspicious behavior. The attackers gain access to a web-based control panel where they can see the number of infected computers, how many of them are online, etc. In addition to this, they are able to control and schedule tasks by selecting the number of machines to use to carry out the attack, as well as the attack/flood method that should be utilized. By using CoalaBot, attackers may be capable of disrupting the operations of websites, game servers, and other online services.

Since CoalaBot might be distributed via all kinds of methods, the best way to ensure that you are protected from it is to use a credible anti-malware software suite. In addition to this, you should also do your best to keep your web browsing sessions safer by avoiding websites known for hosting suspicious, pirated, or illegal content.

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