Botnets: A survey

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 illegal activities, even jeopardizing the operation of private and public services in several countries around the world. Although...

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Published in:Computer networks (Amsterdam, Netherlands : 1999) Netherlands : 1999), 2013-02, Vol.57 (2), p.378-403
Main Authors: Silva, Sérgio S.C., Silva, Rodrigo M.P., Pinto, Raquel C.G., Salles, Ronaldo M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bot
Botnet
Botnet detection
Computer viruses
DDoS
Malware
Network security
Problem solving
R&D
Research & development
Studies
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Summary: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 illegal activities, even jeopardizing the operation of private and public services in several countries around the world. Although research on the topic of botnets is relatively new, it has been the subject of increasing interest in recent years and has spawned a growing number of publications. However, existing studies remain somewhat limited in scope and do not generally include recent research and developments. This paper presents a comprehensive review that broadly discusses the botnet problem, briefly summarizes the previously published studies and supplements these with a wide ranging discussion of recent works and solution proposals spanning the entire botnet research field. This paper also presents and discusses a list of the prominent and persistent research problems that remain open.
ISSN:1389-1286
1872-7069
DOI:10.1016/j.comnet.2012.07.021