botnetsins
Botnetsins is a neologism sometimes used in cybersecurity literature to describe the ecosystem surrounding botnets—the compromised devices, their operators, and the command-and-control infrastructure that coordinates malicious activity. It covers infection vectors, propagation, control channels, and monetization models. It is not a standardized term; broader literature typically uses botnet or botnet infrastructure to refer to the same ideas.
A botnetsins architecture generally includes bots (infected devices), a botmaster or controllers, and one or more
Infection and propagation occur through phishing emails, drive-by downloads, software vulnerabilities, malicious attachments, or bundled malware.
Detection and defense focus on identifying anomalous network traffic, beaconing patterns to C2 locations, unusual DNS
Legal and ethical considerations emphasize the damage caused by botnetsins operations and the importance of international