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THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FORENSIC COMPUTER SCIENCE - ICoFCS 2006
Online ISBN: 978-85-65069-00-1, Print ISSN: 1980-1114, pages 15-31
DOI: 10.5769/C2006003 or http://dx.doi.org/10.5769/C2006003
Botnets as a Vehicle for Online Crimes
By Nicholas Ianelli, and Aaron Hackworth
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Online ISBN: 978-85-65069-00-1, Print ISSN: 1980-1114, pages 15-31
DOI: 10.5769/C2006003 or http://dx.doi.org/10.5769/C2006003
Botnets as a Vehicle for Online Crimes
By Nicholas Ianelli, and Aaron Hackworth
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ABSTRACT
An analysis of real-word botnets indicates the increasing sophistication of bot malware and its thoughtful engineering as an effective tool for profit-motivated online crime. Our analysis of source code and captured binaries has provided insight about: how botnets are built, what capabilities botnets posses, how botnets are operated, how botnets are maintained and defended. The purpose of this paper is to increase understanding of the capabilities present in bot malware and the motivations for operating botnets.
KEYWORDS
botnet, malware, cybercrimes.
An analysis of real-word botnets indicates the increasing sophistication of bot malware and its thoughtful engineering as an effective tool for profit-motivated online crime. Our analysis of source code and captured binaries has provided insight about: how botnets are built, what capabilities botnets posses, how botnets are operated, how botnets are maintained and defended. The purpose of this paper is to increase understanding of the capabilities present in bot malware and the motivations for operating botnets.
KEYWORDS
botnet, malware, cybercrimes.
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