Citation[]
Nicholas Ianelli & Aaron Hackworth, Botnets as a Vehicle for Online Crime (CERT Coordination Center) (Dec. 1, 2005) (full-text).
Overview[]
An analysis of real-world botnets indicates the increasing sophistication of bot malware and its thoughtful engineering as an effective tool for profit-motivated online crime. This analysis of source code and captured binaries has provided insight about:
- how botnets are built
- what capabilities botnets possess
- how botnets are operated
- how botnets are maintained and defended
The purpose of this paper is to increase understanding of the capabilities present in bot malware and the motivations for operating botnets.