Re: understanding the botnet C&C..

[Jeffrey Walton <noloader () gmail com>]

On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 11:38 AM, RandallM <randallm () fidmail com> wrote:
> hi
> an area that I am basically "stupid" on is botnets. Not what they are
> but "how" they work through IRC as the control center. Not just that
> but the various modern programs used. I am aware for instance LOIC can
> be used to connect to an IRC channel.. but, how then does the "herder"
> do the job from IRC..how does he issue commands that all the computers
> connected act upon, etc. ? My curiosity has just got the best of me
> and I would like some pointers to good material that can feed it.
"Your Botnet is My Botnet: Analysis of a Botnet Takeover",
    www.cs.ucsb.edu/~seclab/projects/torpig/torpig.pdf

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