What a Botnet Looks Like

Esther Schindler writes "CSO has an annotated, zoomable map of real botnet topologies showing the interconnections between the compromised computers and the command-and-control systems that direct them. The map is based on work by security researcher David Voreland; it has interactive controls so you can zoom in and explore botnets' inner workings. Hackers use botnets for spamming, DDoS attacks and identity theft. One recent example is the Storm botnet, which may have comprised 1 million or more zombie systems at its peak. As with any networking challenge, there are good (resilient) designs and some not-so-good ones. In some cases the topology may be indicative of a particular botnet's purpose, or of a herder on the run."

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Re:Oh come on.

[willyhill]

I suppose that's OK, since if I follow your logic here all I need to do is just create four or five accounts, complain about your moderation and paste in a few links. You wouldn't mind if I did that, would you?

Then, the next time I see you posting something I disagree with, I'll jump in with all my sockpuppets and create the illusion of a discussion between many people, most of which happen to agree with me. Then someone else who thinks they're using their moderator points in for a righteous cause will mod you down, and you will lose karma. Eventually you'll lose your posting bonus, and who knows, maybe even descend into negative karma territory.

But you wouldn't mind that at all, would you? As long as I paste a few "informative" links into my comments and repeat the obvious in slightly different ways. Right?