Abstract:

We presented the structures and characteristics of Botnet communication graphs in several common protocols. We compared and analyzed their functions and mechanisms and then summarized some recent researches of Botnet detection methods based on traffic graph. We further made a comparative analys
is of their application environments, experimental data and results, the advantages and disadvantages of the methods. In the end, we proposed some possible improvements for Botnet detection.

Key words: Botnet, traffic graph, Bot detection, network security