Techniques for botnet detection and member identification
US10673719B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 24, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2463/144
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A botnet identification module identifies members of one or more botnets based upon network traffic destined to one or more servers over time, and provides sets of botnet sources to a traffic monitoring module. Each set of botnet sources includes a plurality of source identifiers of end stations acting as part of a corresponding botnet. A traffic monitoring module receives the sets of botnet sources from the botnet identification module, and upon a receipt of traffic identified as malicious that was sent by a source identified within one of the sets of botnet sources, activates a protection mechanism with regard to all traffic from all of the sources identified by the one of the sets of botnet sources for an amount of time.
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