Participating company report

# Operation Tovar: Efforts Targeting Gameover Zeus & CryptoLocker

Secureworks, June 2, 2014. Technical mechanics of the sinkhole and the subsequent variant resurgence.

**Source type:** Participating company report

**Published:** June 2, 2014

**Research grade:** T1

**Used in entries:** 4

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** Secureworks

**Published:** June 2, 2014

**Source type:** Participating company report

**Research grade:** Source grade T1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Not an official publication

**Address:** [https://www.secureworks.com/blog/operation-tovar-dell-secureworks-contributes-to-efforts-targeting-gameover-zeus-and-cryptolocker](https://www.secureworks.com/blog/operation-tovar-dell-secureworks-contributes-to-efforts-targeting-gameover-zeus-and-cryptolocker)

**What it supports:** Technical mechanics of the sinkhole and the subsequent variant resurgence

**Dataset id:** src\_secureworks\_gameover\_2014

## Research notes

- No exact URL for this original source stub was recovered in the audit. The linked replacement source(s) support the material claim; no URL was invented.

How this source is used

Cited 4 times across 4 record types.

The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards.

Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 23, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.

## Cited by

### Takedown records

1 citation

Cited on the takedown record itself.

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[Operation Tovar](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-tovar)

Malware and botnets, May 2014

Supporting source

### Organization roles

1 citation

Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.

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[Secureworks](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-tovar)

Technical partner, Operation Tovar

Technical evidence

### Infrastructure

1 citation

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[Command and control server](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-tovar)

Command and control server sinkholed, Operation Tovar

Technical evidence

### Later activity

1 citation

Cited for activity recorded after the takedown.

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[Gameover Zeus DGA variant](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-tovar)

Same service on replacement infrastructure, Operation Tovar

Technical evidence

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