Bot Review
Table: Bots under analysis (April 2014, Lavasoft MAS).
| Bot's name | March 2014 | April 2014 | Changes |
| Zbot | 65 | 568 | 62.3% |
| Cycbot | 29 | 10 | -2.4% |
| Kelihos | 66 | 68 | 0.2% |
| NrgBot/Dorkbot | 74 | 149 | 9.3% |
| Blazebot/Rbot | 13 | 5 | -1.0% |
| Shiz | 4 | 7 | 0.4% |
| Total | 620 | 635 |
Bot distribution in April:
Kelihos. You can find the latest Kelihos description here.
Cycbot. You can find the latest Cycbot description here.
Shiz. The latest description is here.
Zbot. We saw a significant increase of Zeus bots from 65 analyzed samples in March up to 568 in April. Read more about a Zeus variant found in April here.
NrgBot/Dorkbot. The number of Dorkbots has been increased twofold since March. You can find the latest description here.
Blazebot/Rbot. The latest description is available in Malware Encyclopedia.
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