Police Kill Money-Stealing Botnet that, Infected Millions of PCs

Europol and Police Forces across Europe Have Shut Down 'Ramnit', a Botnet that Infected Up to 3 Million Computers Worldwide. The Virus, Generally Installed by Email Phishing Attacks or Rogue Websites (Please Stop Clicking on Attachments, Whoever you are) was Mostly Used by Criminal Hackers to Steal Banking Information. If you were so Foolish to Click, the Program Gives Hackers Remote Access to your Windows PC, Letting them Steal Banking Credentials, Personal Details and Other Info. The Countries Hit Hardest were the US, India and Bangladesh. To Wipe Out the Botnet, Authorities Shut Down the Master Servers along with over 300 IP Address Used by Crooks. They were Aided in their Efforts by Microsoft (the Virus only Affects Windows Machines), along with Symantec and AnubisNetworks. As you'd Expect, Clearing the Virus from Individual PCs Isn't Trivial. For Instance, it Loads into Memory When the Victim Boots Up and Re-Installs itself, if the Virus is Deleted from the Hard Disk. It also Disables Antivurus Software and Can Monitor your Websurfing to Steal Cookies. If you're Worried, UK Police Have Recommended you use Specialized Software that Can Detect and Disinfect the Virus -- Microsoft has it here:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/detect-remove-ramnit-virus




Info Sources:

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31622306

https://www.getsafeonline.org/news/ramnit