1st Edition

Malicious Bots An Inside Look into the Cyber-Criminal Underground of the Internet

By Ken Dunham, Jim Melnick Copyright 2009
168 Pages
by Auerbach Publications

168 Pages
by Auerbach Publications

168 Pages
by Auerbach Publications

Originally designed as neutral entities, computerized bots are increasingly being used maliciously by online criminals in mass spamming events, fraud, extortion, identity theft, and software theft. Malicious Bots: An Inside Look into the Cyber-Criminal Underground of the Internet explores the rise of dangerous bots and exposes the nefarious methods of  “botmasters”. This valuable resource... Read more

  Introduction to Bots



 



Thr34t Security Krew and the TK Worm



 



Demonstration: How a Hacker Launches a Botnet Attack



 



Introduction to the Use of Botnets in Criminal Activity



 



Botnets and the eCrime Cycle: The iSIGHT Partners’ Approach



 



Technical Introduction to Bots



 



Mitigation



Glossary



 



Bibliography

Biography

Dunham, Ken; Melnick, Jim