To report a botnet PRIVATELY please email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------- On 12/04/07, J. Oquendo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > To report a botnet PRIVATELY please email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Two types of Trojan are responsible for the control > of most botnets worldwide, a security firm revealed > today. Yes, but remember there are a bajillion variations on these two - they're only 'families' of bots. > "Control through IRC is useful for controlling > isolated computers. However, this system is not > so useful when it comes to botnets. By using > HTTP, bot herders can control many more computers > at the same time, and can even see when one of > them is online or if the commands have been > executed correctly," added Corrons. Maybe, but the bots I come across are still IRC-based. Caveats: I don't look at that many and the sample will be skewed by the methods used for collecting (nepenthes and such). cheers, Jamie -- Jamie Riden, CISSP / [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED] UK Honeynet Project: http://www.ukhoneynet.org/ _______________________________________________ To report a botnet PRIVATELY please email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] All list and server information are public and available to law enforcement upon request. http://www.whitestar.linuxbox.org/mailman/listinfo/botnets
