Botnet: Classification, Attacks, Detection, Tracing, and Preventive Measures

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 fundamental concepts of botnets, including formation and exploitation, lifecycle, and two major kinds of topologies....

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Main Authors: Jing Liu, Yang Xiao, Kaveh Ghaboosi, Hongmei Deng, Jingyuan Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2009-01-01
Series:EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/692654