'Simda.AT' designed to divert Internet traffic to disseminate other types of malware.
Today Interpol and the Dutch National High Tech Crime Unit (DNHTCU) announced the disruption of
Simda.AT, a significant malware threat affecting more than 770,000 computers in over 190 countries. The
Simda.AT variant first appeared in 2012. It is a widely distributed malware that causes significant damage to users through the manipulation of internet traffic and spread of other malware.
Interpol coordinated the operation and the DNHTCU, with the support of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), successfully took down Simda.AT's active command and control infrastructure across four countries including the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Russia and the United States.
The
Microsoft Malware Protection Center (MMPC) and the
Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) led the analysis of the malware threat in partnership with CDI Japan, Kaspersky Lab, and
Trend Micro.
