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Survey and Research Challenges of Botnet Forensics

by Anchit Bijalwan, Meenakshi Thapaliyal, Emmanuel S Piili, R. C. Joshi
International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 75 - Number 7
Year of Publication: 2013
Authors: Anchit Bijalwan, Meenakshi Thapaliyal, Emmanuel S Piili, R. C. Joshi
10.5120/13127-0483

Anchit Bijalwan, Meenakshi Thapaliyal, Emmanuel S Piili, R. C. Joshi . Survey and Research Challenges of Botnet Forensics. International Journal of Computer Applications. 75, 7 ( August 2013), 43-50. DOI=10.5120/13127-0483

@article{ 10.5120/13127-0483,
author = { Anchit Bijalwan, Meenakshi Thapaliyal, Emmanuel S Piili, R. C. Joshi },
title = { Survey and Research Challenges of Botnet Forensics },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { August 2013 },
volume = { 75 },
number = { 7 },
month = { August },
year = { 2013 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 43-50 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume75/number7/13127-0483/ },
doi = { 10.5120/13127-0483 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
}
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%A Emmanuel S Piili
%A R. C. Joshi
%T Survey and Research Challenges of Botnet Forensics
%J International Journal of Computer Applications
%@ 0975-8887
%V 75
%N 7
%P 43-50
%D 2013
%I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract

Botnet has recently been recognized as one of the most significant security threats/worms of the Internet. Latest attacks are increasingly complex, and utilize many strategies in order to perform their intended malicious/hazardous task. Attackers have developed the ability of controlling vast area of infected hosts, characterized by complex executable command set, each involved part in cooperative and coordinated attacks. These papers propose the advanced approach related botnet detection and analysis in the near future. It demonstrates a novel approach of botnet investigations and defense mechanisms.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Bots Botnet C&C Analysis