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."

Comments

Better way needed

[zymano]

These botnets can be shut down by shut down by just shutting down computers that don't have secure computers.

Force people to use firewalls and antivirus. Scan every file from filesharing P2p.

Scan them. Contact ISP and Shut them down if the fail = reverse botnet.

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