Tag: Botnet Trend Report

3.3.2 Analysis Most Botnets Deployed on VPSs for Economic Reasons Low-cost virtual private servers, which have little security oversight, have become the main target for hosting command & control servers. When setting up C&C servers, botnet groups will attempt to take over any available system. Having evolved past traditional on-premises...

3.3 Geographical Distribution 3.3.1 Behavior Seen According to geographical analysis of IP addresses, 2018 saw most new C&C servers in the USA (30.64%), closely followed by China (29.79%). Other top C&C hosting countries include Canada, Russia, Germany, France, and Italy. (mais…)

3.2 Family Activity 3.2.1 Behavior Seen In 2018, a total of 35 active families were found to issue more than 100 botnet instructions, accounting for 24% of all known families. Several families with the highest level of instruction activity accounted for most of the malicious activities throughout 2018. (mais…)

This chapter discusses various aspects of botnet behavior. Behavioral characteristics include activity level of botnets overall and per botnet family, DDoS attack characteristics, C&C server use and distribution, and geographical locations of attack victims.  Also discussed are characteristics of the most active botnet families themselves. (mais…)

Botnets have evolved since 2017.  New active families and platforms have become dominant.  Attack types used have also changed. (mais…)

Executive Summary Botnets, one of the oldest threats on the internet, are still the most popular weapon in a hacker's arsenal. They offer ease of use, flexibility, and high availability, traits ideal for launching large-scale lethal cyber-attacks ar-ound the world. (mais…)