Comment on Discovered: Botnet Costing Display Advertisers over $6,000,000 per MonthComments−andreasklinger13yIs the comparison valid to say botnets are the bacteria of the Internet?−JonnieCache13yBotnets are inherently malicious. This is obviously not true of bacteria. But in a way they are similar I suppose. I don't think its a very fruitful analogy either way.−andreasklinger13yI am not sure if can be called non-malicious but there is definitely a new breed of botnets coming upe.g. http://internetcensus2012.bitbucket.org/−bd_at_rivenhill13yMore like the parasites of the internet.−lucb1e13yExcept parasites have no central control or a will to do anything beyond survival.
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Is the comparison valid to say botnets are the bacteria of the Internet?
Botnets are inherently malicious. This is obviously not true of bacteria. But in a way they are similar I suppose. I don't think its a very fruitful analogy either way.
I am not sure if can be called non-malicious but there is definitely a new breed of botnets coming up
e.g. http://internetcensus2012.bitbucket.org/
More like the parasites of the internet.
Except parasites have no central control or a will to do anything beyond survival.