Most botnets are usually pretty obvious to detect -- the conspicuous Internet Relay Chat (IRC) connections they use are often a dead giveaway. But botnet operators are now starting to use stealthier ...
Some old botnets never die: An old-school botnet is alive and well and now silently propagating pay-per-install scams, according to a new research paper released today. SDBOT, an IRC-based botnet that ...