Malware
Darksky
DarkSky is a botnet that is capable of downloading malware, conducting a number of network and application-layer distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, and detecting and evading security contro
Darksky is a Windows malware family.
Background
DarkSky is a botnet able to fetch additional malware, mount a variety of network- and application-layer distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, and recognize and slip past security controls such as sandboxes and virtual machines. It is offered for sale on the dark web for $20. Much of the malware DarkSky can pull onto infected hosts relates to cryptocurrency mining. Its DDoS repertoire covers DNS amplification, TCP (SYN) flood, UDP flood, and HTTP flood attacks. The botnet can also verify whether an attack actually worked and convert compromised machines into a SOCKS/HTTP proxy that relays traffic to a remote server.
Source: Malpedia (Fraunhofer FKIE).