Publication Date
Spring 2015
Degree Type
Master's Project
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Computer Science
First Advisor
Mark Stamp
Second Advisor
Thomas Austin
Third Advisor
Fabio Di Troia
Keywords
Botnet Control Social Networks
Abstract
A botnet is a collection of computers controlled by a botmaster, often used for malicious activity. Social network provides an ideal medium for botnets to spread their reach. In this research, we develop and analyze a botnet that uses Twitter for its command and control channel. We use this botnet to perform a distributed denial of service attack on a web server, and we utilize the biological epidemic models to analyze the spread of the botnet using Twitter.
Recommended Citation
Makkar, Ismeet Kaur, "SocioBot: Twitter for Command and Control of a Botnet" (2015). Master's Projects. 392.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31979/etd.cum2-f3fm
https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/etd_projects/392
