In Dec 2017, Sergei too known every bit 'Ar3s'( 'Арес' inwards Russian/Ares - The Greek god of war, too fictional super villain inwards DC Comics) was arrested inwards a articulation performance involving Belarus, U.S FBI as well as European Law Enforcement Agencies inwards club to dismantle the notorious botnet "Andromeda".
It is reported that the hacker is recognized every bit a leading skillful inwards malware evolution as well as contrary engineering. He was working inwards a local tv "Televid" every bit a technical director.
He sold the Andromeda malware for $500 as well as the software update for $10. In addition, Sergei was defendant of administering forums for hackers. He too reportedly charged close $250 for whatever assistance inwards taking information from whatever spider web browser.
He is too the administrator of the Andromeda bot network. The Andromeda botnet is made upwards of a large give away of computers that receive got been infected alongside malware that allows hackers to command them. He too leased these networks to other criminal groups or private hackers to mountain malware or phishing or like cyber attacks.
The Andromeda botnet was used past times many cyber criminal groups to distribute a large give away of malware. According to Microsoft, at that topographic point was 2 1 thou one thousand infected computers were nether the command of this botnet prior to the receive got down.Sergei said that his plan did no harm to the computer. It all depends on the buyer. He said he didn't bag coin from anyone, was alone selling the program. He too said that the master copy developer of this malware from Russian Federation asked him to assist inwards distributing this malware because the master copy writer did non receive got time.
It is reported that Microsoft sent a document to the local regime stating that harm caused past times the Ares is close 10 1 thou one thousand dollars. However, it was non presented inwards the court. Only the 11,000 Belorussian rubles is considered every bit the harm of his activity which he earned past times selling the malware.
He pleaded guilty as well as repented. He fifty-fifty helped the investigation inwards the disclosure of the mechanisms of "Andromeda".
The prosecutor asked courtroom to punish Sergei for 2 years of imprisonment. The courtroom sentenced him to pay a fine. But, it is said that he does non demand to pay the fine every bit he already spent vi months inwards a custody during the trial. According to the local media, he 1 time again got a chore inwards TV.
