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CCS
2009
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
Automatic discovery of botnet communities on large-scale communication networks
Botnets are networks of compromised computers infected with malicious code that can be controlled remotely under a common command and control (C&C) channel. Recognized as one ...
Wei Lu, Mahbod Tavallaee, Ali A. Ghorbani
CCS
2009
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
Towards complete node enumeration in a peer-to-peer botnet
Modern advanced botnets may employ a decentralized peer-to-peer overlay network to bootstrap and maintain their command and control channels, making them more resilient to traditi...
Brent ByungHoon Kang, Eric Chan-Tin, Christopher P...
ACNS
2011
Springer
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12 years 8 months ago
Quantitatively Analyzing Stealthy Communication Channels
Abstract. Attackers in particular botnet controllers use stealthy messaging systems to set up large-scale command and control. Understanding the capacity of such communication chan...
Patrick Butler, Kui Xu, Danfeng (Daphne) Yao
DIMVA
2009
13 years 6 months ago
Defending Browsers against Drive-by Downloads: Mitigating Heap-Spraying Code Injection Attacks
Drive-by download attacks are among the most common methods for spreading malware today. These attacks typically exploit memory corruption vulnerabilities in web browsers and brows...
Manuel Egele, Peter Wurzinger, Christopher Kruegel...
USS
2010
13 years 2 months ago
Building a Dynamic Reputation System for DNS
The Domain Name System (DNS) is an essential protocol used by both legitimate Internet applications and cyber attacks. For example, botnets rely on DNS to support agile command an...
Manos Antonakakis, Roberto Perdisci, David Dagon, ...