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ZeuS Source Code for Sale. Got $100,000?

Summary: Sources say the ZeuS author, known as "Slavik" or "Monstr," handed the ZeuS code base to SpyEye author Gribodemon on condition of ongoing support for existing ZeuS clients, and may have separately sold the code to a third party now reselling it. A seller on a vetted crime forum, a member since June 13, 2009 with 18 positive reputation points and zero negative, offered the full ZeuS source code for version 2.0.8.9, with Seculert CTO Aviv Raff estimating it could fetch at least ten times the up to $10,000 the author charged for single-user licenses.

What's compelling: The asking price is roughly ten times the $10,000 single-user license, and payment is accepted only in the irreversible virtual currency Liberty Reserve through the forum's escrow service - meaning a buyer gets full rights to sell one-off licenses and continue developing the malware family, with no chargeback if the deal goes wrong.

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