To do most of the controlling I used this tiny little web server control box called the WACI NX.

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Once the victim received a text message that included a certain protocol, the malware would send the collected data back to the command-and-control server.

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The PC itself is likely to become the central brain of a networked home, a miniature server in control of everything from your evening's entertainment to the air conditioning.

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Users will have to submit to IS control over what application conduits are on the server and what data they can access.

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The XStreamHD FAST Start package includes one HD Media Server with 1TB storage, one HD Media Receiver, RF One Remote Control, and all of the accessories, including one 3m High-Speed Cat2 certified HDMI cable and two 3m Cat5e Ethernet cables.

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The program uses the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) to communicate with its control server whose address is 212.7.208.65 .

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Beaconing detection is the act of identifying the communication between an internal compromised host and its command and control server.

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"Kaleidescape was the first to develop a movie server with an onscreen user interface and remote control designed specifically for young children, " said Michael Malcolm, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Kaleidescape.

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The attack "dropper" originates from a server in India, but once installed transmits information back to a control centre in Germany, Mr Bestuzhev wrote.

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