Includes bibliographical references and index.

Botnet detection based on network behavior / W. Timothy Strayer,...[et al.] -- Honeynet-based botnet scan traffic analysis / Zhichun Li, Anup Goyal, and Yan Chen -- Characterizing bots' remote control behavior / Elizabeth Stinson and John C. Mitchell -- Automatically identifying trigger-based behavior in malware / David Brumley,...[et al.] -- Towards sound detection of virtual machines / Jason Franklin,...[et al.] -- Botnets and proactive system defense / John Bambenek and Agnes Klus -- Detecting botnet membership with DNSBL counterintelligence / Anirudh Ramachandran, Nick Feamster, and David Dagon -- A taxonomy of botnet structures / David Dagon, Guofei Gu, Christopher P. Lee.

This volume by world-class leaders in the field, is based on the June 2006, ARO workshop on botnets. It provides botnet detection techniques and response strategies, as well as the latest results from leading academic, industry and government researchers.--[book cover]