Botnets, which are networks formed by malware-compromised machines, have become a
serious threat to the Internet. Such networks have been created to conduct large-scale …

In recent years, the Internet has enabled access to widespread remote services in the
distributed computing environment; however, integrity of data transmission in the distributed …

Botnets are now recognized as one of the most serious security threats. In contrast to
previous malware, botnets have the characteristic of a command and control (C&C) channel …

A Survey on Honeypot Software and Data Analysis Page 1 A Survey on Honeypot Software and
Data Analysis Marcin Nawrocki ∗ , Matthias Wählisch ∗ , Thomas C. Schmidt † , Christian Keil ‡ …

Many threats that plague today's networks (eg, phishing, botnets, denial of service attacks)
are enabled by a complex ecosystem of attack programs commonly called malware. To …

A “botnet” consists of a network of compromised computers controlled by an attacker
(“botmaster”). Recently, botnets have become the root cause of many Internet attacks. To be …

Malware remains an important security threat, as miscreants continue to deliver a variety of
malicious programs to hosts around the world. At the heart of all the malware delivery …

We propose a taxonomy of botnet structures, based on their utility to the botmaster. We
propose key metrics to measure their utility for various activities (eg, spam, ddos). Using …

As if fueled by its own fire, curiosity and speculation regarding botnet sizes abounds. Among
researchers, in the press, and in the classroom—the questions regarding the widespread …

Botnets become widespread in wired and wireless networks, whereas the relevant research
is still in the initial stage. In this paper, a survey of botnets is provided. We first discuss …