VERY IMPORTANT

Bitdefender researchers have recently found an increasing number of SSH-targeting bots written in Golang. Traditionally, popular malware is written in C, C++ and Perl, and it’s rare that we see attackers creating new malware or bots from scratch, especially using a different programming language. Customizing existing code and botnets is far easier, even when it comes to expanding their capabilities with new features. Whatever the reason behind malware developers turning to Golang, this new generation of botnets will likely become the new norm, especially if they’re just as efficient, as feature packed, and as easy to maintain as their predecessors.