| Bonbot | |
|---|---|
| Malware details | |
| Aliases | Buzus and Bachsoy |
| Type | Botnet |
Donbot, also known by its aliases Buzus and Bachsoy,1 is a botnet mostly involved in sending pharmaceutical and stock-based e-mail spam.23
The Donbot botnet is thought to consist of roughly 125,000 individual computers,2 which together send 800 million spam messages a day.4 This amount equals about 1.3% of the estimated total global spam volume5 of 230 billion messages a day,6 though the botnet has known spikes where it accounted for up to 4% of the total spam volume.7
References
References
- "Donbot". M86 Security. April 20, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
- Stewart, Joe (2009-01-13). "Spam Botnets to Watch in 2009 | Dell SecureWorks". Secureworks.com. Dell. Archived from the original on 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- Aharon Etengoff (August 28, 2009). "Nefarious Donbot spews URL-shortened spam". TG Daily. Archived from the original on March 4, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2010."'Donbot' launches pump-and-dump run > Botnet > Vulnerabilities & Exploits > News > SC Magazine Australia/NZ". Securecomputing.net.au. Archived from the original on August 29, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
- "The top 10 spam botnets: New and improved | 10 Things | TechRepublic.com". Blogs.techrepublic.com.com. February 25, 2010. Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
- "Rustock - The King of All Other Botnets". SPAMfighter. January 1, 1990. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
- "The top 10 'most wanted' spam-spewing botnets". Networkworld.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
- Shaun Nichols in San Francisco. "Botnet begins social networking spam run - V3.co.uk - formerly vnunet.com". V3.co.uk. Retrieved July 30, 2010.