Mariposa is closed, after several months of work by several security firms.
Botnet Mariposa was first discovered in May last year, and several security companies have since then worked together to shut down the network. Now Panda Security reported that the network is closed, and that three people have been arrested by Spanish authorities. 
Mariposa to have infected nearly 13 million computers, and is one of the largest networks that have been discovered. When you were first infected by the fine, installed the additional software to gain greater control over your computer. Then the sensitive information like credit card data and transactions, along with other usernames and passwords stolen from users.
The network spread like wildfire through MSN, P2P network and external storage devices.
- It will be easier for me to come up with a list of the lucky companies that were not exposed, instead of the long list of those Who was infected, "said Christopher Davis, Managing Director of Defense Intelligence, who first discovered the Mariposa.
Mariposa Working Group
It was total commitment from the Defense Intelligence, Panda Security and the Georgia Tech Information Security Center, as part of Mariposa Working Group - which meant that one could make a coordinated shutdown of the network small Christmas Eve last year.
Panda Security is now an extensive analysis of the software used in Mariposa, and communicate with other antivirus companies to ensure that everyone is updated.
A more comprehensive report from Panda Security's analysis will be published on pandalabs.pandasecurity.com consecutively.
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