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by Vivtek 5466 days ago
So at what point does a botnet cease to be a parasite and start to be a symbiote?

If TDL-4 keeps your machine free of other malware at the cost of engaging in the occasional DDoS....

Actually, wouldn't TDL-4's owners possibly earn more money by doing remote management and tuning of 4.5 million PCs than they could by selling malware connectivity?