BotNet communication in an asymmetric information warfare campaign

Authors

• Curtis P. Barnard, Air Force Institute of Technology
• Barry E. Mullins, Air Force Institute of Technology

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

4-8-2010

Abstract

As computer viruses have evolved, they have developed means of communicating that turned them into one of the greatest threats in modern computer security. Initially, viruses would connect to an Internet chat server to receive instructions, whether they be to launch a denial of service attack or to harvest credit card numbers from the computers they infected. Over time, these Botnets developed more advanced methods of communicating and now use peer-to-peer and other distributed protocols for issuing commands. This paper describes how infected machines in a Botnet communicate, and how the goal of a Botnet might cause the creator to tailor their communication to achieve that goal. This paper culminates with a brief summary of our research into Botnet communication channels.

Comments

Copyright © Academic Conferences International Limited Apr 2010

Current AFIT students, faculty and staff may access the full conference paper through ProQuest, by clicking here.

Co-author C. Barnard was an AFIT graduate student at the time of this conference. (AFIT-GCO-ENG-10-16, September 2010 graduate)

Source Publication

5th International Conference on Information Warfare and Security

Recommended Citation

Barnard, C., & Mullins, B. E. (2010). BotNet communication in an asymmetric information warfare campaign. 5th International Conference on Information Warfare and Security, 23–27.