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AdvisorsBot

AdvisorsBot is a downloader named after early command and control domains that all contained the word "advisors".

AdvisorsBot is a Windows botnet.

Background

AdvisorsBot is a downloader that takes its name from its earliest command and control domains, each of which included the word "advisors". Authored in C, it incorporates several anti-analysis techniques, including junk code, stack strings, and hashing of Windows API function names.

Source: Malpedia (Fraunhofer FKIE).