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Malware

Gameover P2P

aka GOZ · Gameover ZeuS · Mapp · ZeuS P2P

Gameover ZeuS is a peer-to-peer botnet based on components from the earlier ZeuS trojan.

Gameover P2P, also known as GOZ, Gameover ZeuS, Mapp, ZeuS P2P, is a Windows malware family.

Background

Gameover ZeuS is a peer-to-peer botnet built on code inherited from the original ZeuS trojan. Symantec reported that it was primarily leveraged for banking fraud and for spreading the CryptoLocker ransomware. In early June 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice revealed that a multinational, cross-agency effort dubbed Operation Tovar had managed to temporarily sever the link between Gameover ZeuS and its command and control infrastructure.


Source: Malpedia (Fraunhofer FKIE).