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'''Donbot''', also known by its aliases '''Buzus''' and '''Bachsoy'''<ref name=m86security>http://www.m86security.com/labs/spambotitem.asp?article=899</ref>, is a [[botnet]] mostly involved in sending pharmaceutical and stock based [[E-mail spam]].<ref name=secureworks>http://www.secureworks.com/research/threats/botnets2009/</ref><ref name=tgdaily>http://www.tgdaily.com/security-features/43802-nefarious-donbot-spews-url-shortened-spam</ref><ref name=securecomputing>http://www.securecomputing.net.au/News/163233,donbot-launches-pumpanddump-run.aspx</ref> |
'''Donbot''', also known by its aliases '''Buzus''' and '''Bachsoy'''<ref name=m86security>{{cite web|url=http://www.m86security.com/labs/spambotitem.asp?article=899 |title=Donbot |publisher=M86 Security |date=2009-04-20 |accessdate=2010-07-30}}</ref>, is a [[botnet]] mostly involved in sending pharmaceutical and stock based [[E-mail spam]].<ref name=secureworks>http://www.secureworks.com/research/threats/botnets2009/</ref><ref name=tgdaily>{{cite web|author=Aharon Etengoff | Fri 28th Aug 2009, 10:14 am |url=http://www.tgdaily.com/security-features/43802-nefarious-donbot-spews-url-shortened-spam |title=Nefarious Donbot spews URL-shortened spam |publisher=TG Daily |date=2009-08-28 |accessdate=2010-07-30}}</ref><ref name=securecomputing>{{cite web|url=http://www.securecomputing.net.au/News/163233,donbot-launches-pumpanddump-run.aspx |title='Donbot' launches pump-and-dump run > Botnet > Vulnerabilities & Exploits > News > SC Magazine Australia/NZ |publisher=Securecomputing.net.au |date= |accessdate=2010-07-30}}</ref> |
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The Donbot botnet is thought to consists of roughly 125,000 individual computers <ref name=secureworks/>, which send a combined amount of 800 million spam messages a day<ref name=techrepublic>http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=1373</ref>. This amount equals about 1,3% of the estimated total global spam volume <ref name=spamfighter>http://www.spamfighter.com/News-14821-Rustock-The-King-of-All-Other-Botnets.htm</ref> of 230 billion messages a day, <ref name=networkworld>http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/071510-top-spam-botnets.html</ref> though the botnet has known spikes where it accounted for up to 4% of the total spam volume. <ref name=v3>http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2253630/botnet-begins-social-networking</ref> |
The Donbot botnet is thought to consists of roughly 125,000 individual computers <ref name=secureworks/>, which send a combined amount of 800 million spam messages a day<ref name=techrepublic>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=1373 |title=The top 10 spam botnets: New and improved | 10 Things | TechRepublic.com |publisher=Blogs.techrepublic.com.com |date=2010-02-25 |accessdate=2010-07-30}}</ref>. This amount equals about 1,3% of the estimated total global spam volume <ref name=spamfighter>{{cite web|url=http://www.spamfighter.com/News-14821-Rustock-The-King-of-All-Other-Botnets.htm |title=Rustock - The King of All Other Botnets |publisher=SPAMfighter |date=1990-01-01 |accessdate=2010-07-30}}</ref> of 230 billion messages a day, <ref name=networkworld>{{cite web|url=http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/071510-top-spam-botnets.html |title=The top 10 'most wanted' spam-spewing botnets |publisher=Networkworld.com |date= |accessdate=2010-07-30}}</ref> though the botnet has known spikes where it accounted for up to 4% of the total spam volume. <ref name=v3>{{cite web|author=Shaun Nichols in San Francisco |url=http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2253630/botnet-begins-social-networking |title=Botnet begins social networking spam run - V3.co.uk - formerly vnunet.com |publisher=V3.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2010-07-30}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
Revision as of 15:31, 30 July 2010
Donbot, also known by its aliases Buzus and Bachsoy[1], is a botnet mostly involved in sending pharmaceutical and stock based E-mail spam.[2][3][4]
The Donbot botnet is thought to consists of roughly 125,000 individual computers [2], which send a combined amount of 800 million spam messages a day[5]. This amount equals about 1,3% of the estimated total global spam volume [6] of 230 billion messages a day, [7] though the botnet has known spikes where it accounted for up to 4% of the total spam volume. [8]
See also
References
- ^ "Donbot". M86 Security. 2009-04-20. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ a b http://www.secureworks.com/research/threats/botnets2009/
- ^ Aharon Etengoff (2009-08-28). "Nefarious Donbot spews URL-shortened spam". TG Daily. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
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: Text "Fri 28th Aug 2009, 10:14 am" ignored (help) - ^ "'Donbot' launches pump-and-dump run > Botnet > Vulnerabilities & Exploits > News > SC Magazine Australia/NZ". Securecomputing.net.au. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ "The top 10 spam botnets: New and improved | 10 Things | TechRepublic.com". Blogs.techrepublic.com.com. 2010-02-25. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ "Rustock - The King of All Other Botnets". SPAMfighter. 1990-01-01. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ "The top 10 'most wanted' spam-spewing botnets". Networkworld.com. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ Shaun Nichols in San Francisco. "Botnet begins social networking spam run - V3.co.uk - formerly vnunet.com". V3.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-07-30.