Donbot botnet
From HandWiki
Short description: E-mail spamming botnet
| Common name | Bonbot |
|---|---|
| Aliases | Buzus and Bachsoy |
| Type | Botnet |
Donbot, also known by its aliases Buzus and Bachsoy,[1] is a botnet mostly involved in sending pharmaceutical and stock-based e-mail spam.[2][3]
The Donbot botnet is thought to consist of roughly 125,000 individual computers,[2] which together send 800 million spam messages a day.[4] This amount equals about 1.3% of the estimated total global spam volume[5] of 230 billion messages a day,[6] though the botnet has known spikes where it accounted for up to 4% of the total spam volume.[7]
See also
- Malware
- Internet crime
- Internet security
- Internet spam
References
- ↑ "Donbot". M86 Security. April 20, 2009. http://www.m86security.com/labs/spambotitem.asp?article=899. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Stewart, Joe (2009-01-13). "Spam Botnets to Watch in 2009 | Dell SecureWorks". Secureworks.com. Dell. http://www.secureworks.com/research/threats/botnets2009/. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ↑ Aharon Etengoff (August 28, 2009). "Nefarious Donbot spews URL-shortened spam". TG Daily. http://www.tgdaily.com/security-features/43802-nefarious-donbot-spews-url-shortened-spam. Retrieved July 30, 2010."'Donbot' launches pump-and-dump run > Botnet > Vulnerabilities & Exploits > News > SC Magazine Australia/NZ". Securecomputing.net.au. http://www.securecomputing.net.au/News/163233,donbot-launches-pumpanddump-run.aspx. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
- ↑ "The top 10 spam botnets: New and improved | 10 Things | TechRepublic.com". Blogs.techrepublic.com.com. February 25, 2010. Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120829013652/http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10things/the-top-10-spam-botnets-new-and-improved/1373. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
- ↑ "Rustock - The King of All Other Botnets". SPAMfighter. January 1, 1990. http://www.spamfighter.com/News-14821-Rustock-The-King-of-All-Other-Botnets.htm. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
- ↑ "The top 10 'most wanted' spam-spewing botnets". Networkworld.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121012181355/http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/071510-top-spam-botnets.html. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
- ↑ Shaun Nichols in San Francisco. "Botnet begins social networking spam run - V3.co.uk - formerly vnunet.com". V3.co.uk. http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2253630/botnet-begins-social-networking. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
 |  |
