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Semalt Explains How To Fight Botnet Malware

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23.05.2018

Semalt Explains How To Fight Botnet
Malware

The use of botnets is a relatively new phenomenon. Their usage in attacks for the last ten years has resulted in
costly damages for the victims. Therefore, there is a lot of effort put in protecting against botnet malware, or
shutting them down altogether wherever possible.

Ivan Konovalov, the Semalt expert, explains that the word botnet consists of two words: Bot, which refers to a virus-
infected computer, and Net which is a series of networks linked together. It is impossible for the people that develop
and control malware to operate the computers they hack into manually. They, therefore, result to using botnets
which do so automatically. The malware uses the network to spread to other computers.

When your computer becomes infected with malware and becomes part of a botnet, the one controlling it can
perform background processes remotely. These activities may not be visible to people using a lower internet
bandwidth. An anti-malware product is the best way to detect the presence of malware. Alternatively, tech-savvy
users can look at the programs currently running or installed on the system.

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A botnet is the work of a person with malicious intent. They have several
uses such as sending spam and stealing information. The greater the
number of "bots" in one's possession is, the more signi cant the damage
they can cause. For example, organized criminal gangs use botnets to
steal nancial information to commit fraud, or to spy on unsuspecting
users and use the illegally obtained information to extort them.

The command and control server acts as the primary entry point from
which other computers connect to the network. For most botnets, if the
command and control server shuts down, the entire botnet collapses.
There are certain exceptions to this, however. The rst is where botnets
use peer-to-peer communications and do not have a command and
control server. The second is the botnets that have more than one
command and control servers located in different countries. It is harder
to block bots tting this description.

The same risks that people fear from malware programs also apply to botnets. The most common attacks are to
steal sensitive information, overload website servers with the intention of bringing them down or send spam. An
infected computer that is part of a botnet does not belong to the owner. The attacker remotely runs it and mostly
for illegal activities.

Botnets are a threat to both corporate and personal devices. Nevertheless, corporate devices have better security
and monitoring protocols. It goes without saying that they have more sensitive data to protect.

No particular group is more vulnerable than the other. The malware used can take different forms depending on the
intended target group.

Con cker is the biggest botnet currently on record as it was known to infect computers very quickly. However, the
developers never got to use it due to the increased attention and scrutiny it attracted from the research community.
Others include Storm and TDSS.

ESET recently discovered a botnet in their investigation into Operation Windigo. It had infected over 25,000
servers. Its purpose was to redirect malicious content to users' computers, steal their credentials, and send spam
messages to contacts on that computers.

No single operating system is safe from attacks by malicious software. The people using Mac devices are quite
familiar with the Flashback malware.

Preventing Against Botnets

An anti-malware program is a place to start when combating botnets. Identifying possible malware in the
network traf c is easy.

Raise awareness and educate people concerning the threat. People need to realize that infected computers
pose a threat to themselves and others.

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Take all infected computers of ine and conduct thorough checks on
the drives to make sure they are clean.

A collaborative effort from the users, researchers, ISPs, and the
authorities.

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