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Botnets boost click-fraud rate
Digital Media
Digital Marketing
Search Engine Strategies
15 Years Ago
by happygeek
…Interestingly though, and for the first time, the traffic from
botnets
was responsible for more than 25 percent of all click…said Tom Cuthbert, president of Click Forensics. “The threat from
botnets
is the biggest concern as they have grown to cause… should be extra vigilant in watching for traffic from
botnets
in their search marketing campaigns.”
Battle of the botnets
Hardware and Software
Networking
16 Years Ago
by happygeek
…territory and control. Control, that is, of the
botnets
behind the malware distribution networks that they rent out … party computers to create the biggest of mega zombie
botnets
. To accomplish this, the gangs behind the Bagle,…with the same thing, creating spam harvesting and distribution
botnets
. “This brought the three groups into conflict with …
Battling Botnets Batman!
Hardware and Software
Information Security
13 Years Ago
by newsguy
Last year security vendors were warning that
botnets
were not only not dead, but bouncing back …URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/post1080975.html"]
botnets
would become autonomous and intelligent[/URL], with each node …URL] from Fortinet would suggest that
botnets
are alive and well, with multiple
botnets
showing a worrying level of high …
Holy Bouncing Autonomous Intelligent Botnets Batman
Hardware and Software
Information Security
14 Years Ago
by newsguy
….daniweb.com/news/post975935.html"]the year that
botnets
died[/URL], well think again Batman, it was…="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story238033.html"]
botnets
[/URL] will become autonomous intelligent, with each node … Cutwail, Mega-D, Rustock and handful of other
botnets
already have control of upwards of five million compromised …
Re: Holy Bouncing Autonomous Intelligent Botnets Batman
Hardware and Software
Information Security
14 Years Ago
by AnonymousHoward
> Holy Bouncing Autonomous Intelligent
Botnets
Batman This takes the prize for Best Security Headline of 2009, IMO :) Good Job!
WARNING: Bogus tax collection botnets in the wild
Hardware and Software
Information Security
13 Years Ago
by happygeek
… collectors want your money as well, and now they have
botnets
helping them. [attach]15770[/attach]According to a recent analysis… for good measure. Connect the dots and the fact that
botnets
are actively targeting HMRC login data and the 31st July…
BBC uses botnet to hack 22,000 unsuspecting users
Hardware and Software
15 Years Ago
by happygeek
…URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry2838.html"]
botnets
boost click-fraud rates[/URL], how [URL="http…://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry2838.html"]
botnets
control sex spam zombies[/URL], how the cyber-criminals … not sure what this particular exercise proves other than
botnets
are bad and DDoS attacks are bad. The BBC…
How to destroy a botnet
Hardware and Software
Information Security
14 Years Ago
by happygeek
Botnets
are, without any shadow of a doubt, one of the [….co.uk/blogs/daveyw/2009/09/30/death-taxes-and-
botnets
/"]biggest scourges[/URL] of IT security today. From sending…/story238033.html"]launching DDoS attacks[/URL] and distributing malware,
botnets
can be found [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs…
Zeus (Kneber) Botnet Infection is bad for business
Hardware and Software
Information Security
14 Years Ago
by newsguy
Botnets
are bad for business, and that's the bottom line. …
Re: Battle of the botnets
Hardware and Software
Networking
16 Years Ago
by shamgar
[QUOTE]You can be sure that while sacrificial lambs get jail time, the gang bosses and the real botnet builders will continue to prosper. Until, that is, law enforcement, the judiciary and governments around the world start to take the spam problem as seriously as they do the drugs one. [/QUOTE] You've got to be kidding. Yes, that's a great …
Re: Battle of the botnets
Hardware and Software
Networking
16 Years Ago
by happygeek
And your solution is?
Re: Battle of the botnets
Hardware and Software
Networking
16 Years Ago
by ravloony
Oh come on. Install a real operating system everywhere and the problem will disappear on its own. That's the battle we should be fighting, not expecting the law to step in.
Re: Battle of the botnets
Hardware and Software
Networking
16 Years Ago
by happygeek
Your username suits you :)
Re: Battle of the botnets
Hardware and Software
Networking
16 Years Ago
by Infarction
>Oh come on. Install a real operating system everywhere >and the problem will disappear on its own. That's the battle we >should be fighting, not expecting the law to step in. Great idea. Got one handy? And are you sure it'll never be compromised? Not to mention that user applications also need to be secure; viruses don't only attack …
Re: Battling Botnets Batman!
Hardware and Software
Information Security
13 Years Ago
by jollyscoden023
- This thread is just superb !
PDF Spam - a Step ahead of Image Spam
Hardware and Software
Networking
16 Years Ago
by Michael_Knight
…hacking attacks. Computer criminals had also been using
botnets
for money-making schemes, such as stealing credit…per-click advertising companies. Seeing huge potential in
botnets
, spammers started financing hackers to make use of…industry noticed correlations between the spam industry and
botnets
. Not only were malware writers allowing spammers …
Return of the Mega-Botnet
Hardware and Software
Networking
17 Years Ago
by happygeek
… a worrying acceleration. The cause of the worry being
botnets
once again, or rather a single botnet in this… why the mega-botnet is causing concern. The smaller
botnets
are usually hired out in a piecemeal fashion, available …evidence) this Trojan does its work all but unnoticed.
Botnets
are quite possibly the biggest threat we face at the…
Botnet boom and bust
Hardware and Software
Networking
16 Years Ago
by happygeek
… of money can be made by hackers running zombie
botnets
: installing adware, renting out the network to launch …for tell-tale command and control channels used by
botnets
. The Georgia Tech researchers have been testing it in…control channels lay at the very heart of the
botnets
' ability to move instructions around the widely distributed infected…
The botnet stripped naked and exposed
Hardware and Software
Networking
15 Years Ago
by happygeek
… that another option for making money illegally using
botnets
is "based on leasing them or selling… entire networks. Creating
botnets
for sale is also a lucrative criminal business."…. Kamlyuk concludes, somewhat worryingly, that what makes
botnets
ever more dangerous is that they are becoming increasingly…
Is Linux, not Windows, to blame for spam epidemic?
Hardware and Software
Linux and Unix
13 Years Ago
by happygeek
…but adding "spam not identified as coming from
botnets
was seen in lower proportions coming from Windows machines than… 84 percent of spam is now spewed forth by
botnets
. According to the latest [URL="http://www.…MessageLabs Intelligence Report[/URL] for April 2010, just five
botnets
are responsible for distributing 90% of the spam in …
Infected website hall of hosting shame
Hardware and Software
Networking
16 Years Ago
by happygeek
…criminal gangs continue to build bigger and more valuable zombie
botnets
, as click happy users visit these sites and pick… fraud as well as control computer resources to create
botnets
that are used to distribute more infected spam and …launch denial of service attacks.
Botnets
can be rented out on an hourly basis, earning …
Non-Latin domain names predicted to cause trouble in 2010
Hardware and Software
Networking
14 Years Ago
by happygeek
… by obfuscating the destination of posted links. 7.
Botnets
Grow in Sophistication
Botnets
continue to be a major problem, driving the majority… of spam output and mass Web site attacks.
Botnets
have moved away from traditional IRC-based command and control…
Re: Is Linux, not Windows, to blame for spam epidemic?
Hardware and Software
Linux and Unix
13 Years Ago
by cwrinn
Not to mention the question of user intent. I'd be willing to wager more Windows users (per capita) do not intend to be sending spam, but malware is sending it for them, without their knowledge, whereas the Linux users are more likely intentionally running those
botnets
.
Re: Is Linux, not Windows, to blame for spam epidemic?
Hardware and Software
Linux and Unix
13 Years Ago
by jwenting
Another factor to consider is that almost all computers CONTROLLING
botnets
and almost all compromised webservers acting as sources for trojans and malware that infect Windows machines DO run Linux. So Linux machines are the actual source of the problem, the Windows machines are victims as much as are the receivers of the spam.
Twitter a possible virus conduit
Digital Media
Digital Marketing
14 Years Ago
by MktgRob
Just read on mashable how hackers are using things called
botnets
to insert code into tweets that carry computer virus from PC to PC. Does anyone know if there are already any protections available for
botnets
?
Is cybercrime better than drug dealing?
Hardware and Software
Networking
15 Years Ago
by happygeek
… recommendations on the solutions front were practical enough: dealing with
botnets
needs a smarter government procurement response, international cooperation must improve…"]testimony[/URL], Amoroso argues that service providers cannot stop
botnets
alone and says that those agencies which run their own…
Malware hosting trends exposed
Hardware and Software
Information Security
14 Years Ago
by happygeek
…/blogs/daveyw/2009/09/30/death-taxes-and-
botnets
/"]bad news about
botnets
[/URL], which appear to be have well and…
Trick or Treat Security Scares
Hardware and Software
Information Security
14 Years Ago
by happygeek
…="http://www.itwire.com/content/view/24603/1231/"]
botnets
[/URL]. Most of this would appear to be pointing towards…-bird approach is an attempt to compete with the other
botnets
and get in early to maximize their chances of success…
DDoS for sale
Hardware and Software
Information Security
14 Years Ago
by newsguy
… the growth of DDoS as a service, whereby cybercriminals offer
botnets
capable of launching such attacks to the highest bidder is… the biggest worry. "These
botnets
are capable of knocking even some of the most-protected…
Breaking: The 4.5 Billion Russian Web Data Heist
Programming
Web Development
9 Years Ago
by happygeek
… Security says, with the gang gaining access to data from
botnets
which identified SQL vulnerabilities on the sites they visited. "… secured sites, preventable vulnerabilities that aren’t patched, and automated
botnets
to exploit them yielding massive troves of identity data suitable…
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