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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2006
David A. Hoeflin, Middletown, NJ (US);
Anestis Karasaridis, Oceanport, NJ (US);
Carl Brian Rexroad, Oak Ridge, NJ (US);
David A. Hoeflin, Middletown, NJ (US);
Anestis Karasaridis, Oceanport, NJ (US);
Carl Brian Rexroad, Oak Ridge, NJ (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for detecting compromised host computers (e.g., Bots) are disclosed. For example, the method identifies a plurality of suspicious hosts. Once identified, the method analyzes network traffic of the plurality suspicious hosts to identify a plurality suspicious hub-servers. The method then classifies the plurality of candidate Bots into at least one group. The method then identifies members of each of the at least one group that are connected to a same controller from the plurality suspicious controllers, where the members are identified to be part of a Botnet.