Battle of the botnets

Abstract

There is a continuous arms race between botnet operators and the whitehats - researchers, anti-malware companies and law enforcement organisations. The most visible manifestation of this conflict is the malware itself but there is a less obvious struggle going on for control of the infrastructure that supports the criminal activities of botnet operators. And as with malware, the way that botnet operators build and manage their infrastructures has become more sophisticated over the past few years.