Botnets: An Unsolvable Problem?

摘要

Botnets, large numbers of infected machines used to conduct malicious activity, are posing a great threat to the Internet. As the numbers of infected machines increases, the risk for both financial loss and the reliability of data transmission grows in tandem. In this paper we contend that sustaining this problem has been possible due to both weaknesses in traditional anti-malware software and hot exploitation of communication protocols. We maintain that as the botnet capability has expanded, independent research has suffered and furthered the difficulty with developing a solution. This paper explores the botnet problem, the potential reasons why the issue prolongs, and proposes a possible way to develop a greater research capability in order to eventually solve the problem.