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{{Publication
|Image=mcafee-newera.png
|Document=wp-new-era-of-botnets.pdf
|Type=White paper
|Author=Zheng Bu, Pedro Bueno, Rahul Kashyap, Adam Wosotowsky
|NomRevue=McAfee Labs White paper
|Editor=McAfee Labs
|Year=2010
|Abstract=Robot networks, popularly known as botnets, have a varied history. In essence, a bot is simply a series
of scripts or commands or a program that is designed to connect to something (usually a server) and
execute a command or a series of commands. Essentially it performs various functions. It needn’t be
malicious or harmful.

Bots and their uses have evolved from the simple channel or game watchers (for example, Wisner’s
Bartender and Lindahl’s Game Manager bots) to providing specialized services such as managing
databases or maintaining access lists. This report covers a very different use: the “herding” of bots (also
called drones or zombies) by cybercriminals to support their criminal activities.

As they affect corporations, these criminal activities can include stealing trade secrets, inserting malware
into source code files, disrupting access or service, compromising data integrity, and stealing employee
identity information. The results to a business can be disastrous and lead to the loss of revenue,
regulatory compliance, customer confidence, reputation, and even of the business itself. For government
organizations, the concerns are even more far reaching.

We will look at how criminal bots have evolved, the industry that supports their creation and distribution,
and how they are used today by various cybercriminal groups. We will also suggest where we believe
bots are headed in the near future.
|Titre=The new era of botnets
}}

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