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Zombies blend in with the crowd
Zombies blend in with the crowd
Robert Vamosi Former Editor
As CNET's former resident security expert, Robert Vamosi has been interviewed on the BBC, CNN, MSNBC, and other outlets to share his knowledge about the latest online threats and to offer advice on personal and corporate security.
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My security colleague, Joris Evers, reported on News.com about to hide their networks within real-world traffic. Botnets are groups of compromised desktop computers (zombies) which, in large numbers, can be used to attack corporate networks, or to make profits from click-to-view Web advertising. Botnets are typically controlled via Internet Relay Chat (IRC) commands, but as Joris discovered, some are now using Web-based techniques, making detection much harder.