A Closer look on C&C Panels: Weaknesses.

Speaker/Bio

Teaching assistant at Boston University Metropolitan College. MS in Computer Science with security concentration. Interests: Cyber Security and Malware.

Abstract

Botnet, a collection of internet-connected compromised machines use to perform objectives in the hand of Bot master. Botnet refers to the malicious one because the recruitment process uses a malicious software and executed within the machine. Bot master uses Command and Control (C&C) to control its botnet, to send instructions or to receive data. Bot master uses C&C Panel which acts as an interface to its botnet for a way to communicate. The presentation will cover C&C Panel mostly used by Zeus, ICE II, Citadel and Athena, and describe further on how to exploit the weaknesses of the C&C Panel.

References

The Presentation is taken from BlackHat 2014 "Exploiting Fundamental Weaknesses in Botnet Command and Control (C&C) Panels" by Aditya K Sood.