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IXIA Infographic
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The botmaster
sends out
2
malware to take
control of other
If the malware
is executed, the 3
computers. computer is The computer
compromised and is now a zombie
joins the botnet. and can be
command server. controlled from
the botmaster’s
command server.
83% 2.2X
of organizations more data breaches
had existing bot infections by companies slow to react to
in 2014 botnet threats
Methods of Infection
Causes of Infection
Zeus 51,848,194
Steals banking
credentials
Graftor 21,673,764
Downloads
malicious files
Ramnit 12,978,788
Steals banking
credentials
Conflicker 12,357,794
Disables system security
services, attacker gains
remote access
Sality 11,791,594
Steals sensitive
information
Smokeloader 9,417,333
Installs malware
Ramdo 5,771,478
Performs click-fraud
Gamarue 3,329,930
Opens a backdoor for
attacks
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Botnet Example:
CryptoWall Spread by Click Fraud Botnet
"RuthlessTreeMafia"
botnet infects a large
number of computers
Install CryptoWall on
zombie computers
Comparison of Gamarue
botnet infections Vawtrack
Bedep
200 CryptoWall
Spike due to
zero day exploit Miuref
100
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have an infected machine
in your network?
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