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A Survey of Advances in Botnet Technologies

Cryptography and Security 2017-02-07 v1

Abstract

Botnets have come a long way since their inception a few decades ago. Originally toy programs written by network hobbyists, modern-day botnets can be used by cyber criminals to steal billions of dollars from users, corporations, and governments. This paper will look at cutting-edge botnet features and detection strategies from over a dozen research papers, supplemented by a few additional sources. With this data, I will then hypothesize what the future of botnets might hold.

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@article{arxiv.1702.01132,
  title  = {A Survey of Advances in Botnet Technologies},
  author = {Nathan Goodman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1702.01132},
  year   = {2017}
}