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Famous botnets, primary use/stats
2019 20202017 20182015 20162013 20142011 20122010
IceBucket
CTV fraud, 2B
imps /day
Coreflood
DDoS, web
scraping,
credential
stealing
Grum
40B spam
emails /day
ZeroAccess
Click fraud
Bitcoin mining
488 TB traffic
/day
Avalanche
Ransomeware,
RATs, banking
trojans
Mirai
IoT malware,
665 Gbps
DDoS
Methbot
Video ad
fraud, 300M
/day
Hyphbot
Ad fraud, 34k
websites
3ve
Ad fraud 1.7M
devices, 12B
ad req /day
Conficker
DDoS,10M
computers
Judy
Ad fraud, 41
apps, 37M
devices
Fireball
Ad fraud
browser
hijack, 250M
devices
SndApps
IMEI/personal
info stealing,
adware
Chameleon
Click fraud,
fake mouse
moves, ad
fraud
Rustock
Email spam,
2,000 /second RottenSys
Android
adware,
malware
WannaCry
Kelihos
Necurs
Zeus
Dridex
Emotet
Spam,
banking
trojans
Ransomware
WePurchaseApps
127 apps,
millions of
downloads
Cheetah
600 apps, 4+
billion
downloadsDO Global
6 apps, 50M
downloads, ad
fraud
VidMate
500M installs,
ad fraud
iHandy
46 apps, 100M
installs, ad
fraud
DiCaprio
CTV fraud
Grindr faking
Roku streams
CooTek
60 apps, 50M
downloads, ad
fraud
ClearSkins
Fake Sites,
80M video
views /day
Adap.tv
Video ad
fraud
(unnamed)
5,000 mobile
apps, display
ad fraud
Boris
Network for
sites for ad
fraud
FreeStreams
Network of
sites,
audience
overlap ad
fraud
DDoS
Spam, banking, ransomware
Ad fraud

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  • 1. April 2020 / Page 0marketing.scienceconsulting group, inc. linkedin.com/in/augustinefou Famous botnets, primary use/stats 2019 20202017 20182015 20162013 20142011 20122010 IceBucket CTV fraud, 2B imps /day Coreflood DDoS, web scraping, credential stealing Grum 40B spam emails /day ZeroAccess Click fraud Bitcoin mining 488 TB traffic /day Avalanche Ransomeware, RATs, banking trojans Mirai IoT malware, 665 Gbps DDoS Methbot Video ad fraud, 300M /day Hyphbot Ad fraud, 34k websites 3ve Ad fraud 1.7M devices, 12B ad req /day Conficker DDoS,10M computers Judy Ad fraud, 41 apps, 37M devices Fireball Ad fraud browser hijack, 250M devices SndApps IMEI/personal info stealing, adware Chameleon Click fraud, fake mouse moves, ad fraud Rustock Email spam, 2,000 /second RottenSys Android adware, malware WannaCry Kelihos Necurs Zeus Dridex Emotet Spam, banking trojans Ransomware WePurchaseApps 127 apps, millions of downloads Cheetah 600 apps, 4+ billion downloadsDO Global 6 apps, 50M downloads, ad fraud VidMate 500M installs, ad fraud iHandy 46 apps, 100M installs, ad fraud DiCaprio CTV fraud Grindr faking Roku streams CooTek 60 apps, 50M downloads, ad fraud ClearSkins Fake Sites, 80M video views /day Adap.tv Video ad fraud (unnamed) 5,000 mobile apps, display ad fraud Boris Network for sites for ad fraud FreeStreams Network of sites, audience overlap ad fraud DDoS Spam, banking, ransomware Ad fraud