[Dailydave] Beyond Fast Flux

Paul Ferguson fergdawg at netzero.net
Fri Dec 14 21:44:30 EST 2007


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- -- Brandon Enright <bmenrigh at ucsd.edu> wrote:

>If you're going to attack something you should back your argument up
>with a little evidence.  The C&C methods mentioned in the paper are:
>
>* IRC
>* HTTP to single server
>* Fast-Flux of DNS Servers
>* Storm P2P protocols
>* PINK
>
>About the only thing they missed was DHT, which is arguably covered by
>Storm.
>
>PINK is a good idea.  If it really is light-years behind the criminals
>show us the papers, presentations, and discussions of more advanced >C&C.
>If your argument is that PINK is primitive or that it won't work,
>respond with a paper, a countermeasure, or at the very least a detailed
>email of possible flaws in it.  C'mon, Gadi, you know better.
>

What about Open DNS resolvers, using double-flux, combined with the
Storm Overnet?

:-)

- - ferg

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