All About Botnets

Since the proliferation of viruses and other forms of malware, we've seen the beginnings of some frightening software behavior. Self-replication, selfpreservation, and active attacks in response to attempts at detection-the malware ecosystem is starting to sound like a science fiction movie. Unfortunately, it's real, and today's malware is actively evolving at alarming rates.

In this eBook we're going to explore today's most intriguing manifestation of advanced malware: the botnet. After this introduction to botnets, we will examine the client side, the server side, and finally some of the more interesting uses of the power a botnet provides.

A botnet is a group of computers that have been compromised, and run a remote control bot application. The bot herder will send commands to the droves of compromised systems, which will gleefully obey.

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