Die US-Ausgabe der CIO über ein Geschäftsmodell, das infizierte PCs in Tausenderpaketen abrechnet:

A client can ask in advance for a certain number of infections, say 1,000 infections for a $200 fee. Customers can also pay for loads based on country, IP addresses or other attributes. Once the job is done, the client receives a report—essentially an itemized bill—of the IP addresses where loads were successful. Then the perpetrators can pursue their goals: For example, they could potentially distribute spam, grab PC owners’ online banking information, or steal log-in credentials.