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Botnet: Classification, Attacks, Detection, Tracing, and Preventive Measures

EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking volume 2009, Article number: 692654 (2009) Cite this article

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Botnets become widespread in wired and wireless networks, whereas the relevant research is still in the initial stage. In this paper, a survey of botnets is provided. We first discuss fundamental concepts of botnets, including formation and exploitation, lifecycle, and two major kinds of topologies. Several related attacks, detection, tracing, and countermeasures, are then introduced, followed by recent research work and possible future challenges.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35487-0290, USA

    Jing Liu, Yang Xiao & Jingyuan Zhang

  2. The Centre for Wireless Communications, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 4500, FI, 90014, Finland

    Kaveh Ghaboosi

  3. Intelligent Automation, Inc., Rockville, MD, 20855, USA

    Hongmei Deng

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Correspondence to Yang Xiao.

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Liu, J., Xiao, Y., Ghaboosi, K. et al. Botnet: Classification, Attacks, Detection, Tracing, and Preventive Measures. J Wireless Com Network 2009, 692654 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1155/2009/692654

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