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HTTPBot is a botnet malware family targeting the Windows ecosystem. Reporting from May 2025 describes it as a new and expanding botnet that conducted more than 200 precision or “surgical” DDoS attacks, with observed targeting focused on the gaming and technology sectors. The available content characterizes it as a botnet used for HTTP-based attack activity and highlights its expansion, but does not provide further high-confidence technical details on infection vector, persistence, command-and-control implementation, specific indicators of compromise, or attribution to a named threat actor.
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Botnet malware used to conduct precision DDoS attacks, primarily against gaming, technology, and also educational institutions (noted in China).
A botnet family targeting the Windows ecosystem, described as expanding.
A newly reported botnet family referred to as HTTPBot; described as expanding and conducting targeted (“surgical”) attacks, with emphasis on the Windows ecosystem.
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Named campaigns wielding this family, with evidence pinned to each claim.
CVEs this family uses for access and lateral movement.
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