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{{Short description|Computer botnet}}
The '''Mevade Botnet''', also known as '''Sefnit''' or '''SBC''', is a massive [[Botnet|botnet]]. Its operators are unknown and its motives seems to be multi-purpose.<ref>Debbie Cohen-Abravanel (November 6, 2013). [https://web.archive.org/web/20140107083246/http://www.seculert.com/blog/2013/11/mevade-botnet-attacking-enterprises-governments.html "Mevade Botnet Attacking Enterprises & Governments".]</ref>

In late 2013 the [[Software:Tor (anonymity network)|Tor anonymity network]] saw a very sudden and significant increase in users, from 800,000 daily to more than 5,000,000. A botnet was suspected and fingers pointed at Mevade. [[Company:Trend Micro|Trend Micro]] reported that its Smart Protection Network saw a tor module being distributed to Mevade [[Trojan horse (computing)|Trojans]].<ref>[https://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15530 "Massive spike of Tor users caused by Mevade botnet".] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106224103/https://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15530 |date=2014-01-06 }}</ref>

==See also==<!-- PLEASE RESPECT ALPHABETICAL ORDER -->
* Conficker
* Command and control (malware)
* [[Engineering:Gameover ZeuS|Gameover ZeuS]]
* Operation Tovar
* [[Timeline of computer viruses and worms]]
* [[Tiny Banker Trojan]]
* [[Software:Torpig|Torpig]]
* [[Zeus (malware)]]
* Zombie (computer science)

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