Author: Deeptiman Jugessur
Deeptiman Jugessur
Deeptiman Jugessur is a scientific programmer specializing in pattern recognition. He is developing an expertise in spam recognition from both a textual and behavioral context. But don’t let the brainiac description fool you: he’s a world traveler with a keen sense of humor and some impressive Jiu-Jitsu moves. Take that spam!
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Botnet Generated Spam
Botnets are networks of compromised machines that are under the command and control (C&C) of one entity - the botnet master. They are typically used for crimes such as denial-of-service attacks, identity thefts, phishing and, most commonly, for sending spam. Current botnets have easy-to-use HTML-based interfaces and can be rented out by spammers for their various spamming campaigns. Researchers reported that during 2008, 85% of spam was generated by six botnets (Mega-D, Srizibi, Storm, Rustock, Pushdo and Cutwail). (Nov 06, 2009)
