Editing Botnet (section)

===Others===
Calling back to popular sites<ref>{{cite web|last1=Zeltser|first1=Lenny|title=When Bots Use Social Media for Command and Control|url=https://zeltser.com/bots-command-and-control-via-social-media/|website=zeltser.com|access-date=27 May 2017|archive-date=7 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007221426/https://zeltser.com/bots-command-and-control-via-social-media/|url-status=live}}</ref> such as [[GitHub]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/hammertoss-russian-hackers-target-the-cloud-twitter-github-in-malware-spread/|title=Hammertoss: Russian hackers target the cloud, Twitter, GitHub in malware spread|last=Osborne|first=Charlie|work=ZDNet|access-date=7 October 2017|archive-date=18 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218061944/http://www.zdnet.com/article/hammertoss-russian-hackers-target-the-cloud-twitter-github-in-malware-spread/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Twitter]],<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Singel|first1=Ryan|title=Hackers Use Twitter to Control Botnet|url=https://www.wired.com/2009/08/botnet-tweets/|magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|access-date=27 May 2017|date=13 August 2009|archive-date=7 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007221457/https://www.wired.com/2009/08/botnet-tweets/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=First Twitter-controlled Android botnet discovered|url=https://www.welivesecurity.com/2016/08/24/first-twitter-controlled-android-botnet-discovered/|access-date=27 May 2017|date=24 August 2016|archive-date=3 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703095215/https://www.welivesecurity.com/2016/08/24/first-twitter-controlled-android-botnet-discovered/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Reddit]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gallagher |first1=Sean |date=3 October 2014 |title=Reddit-powered botnet infected thousands of Macs worldwide |url=https://arstechnica.com/security/2014/10/reddit-powered-botnet-infected-thousands-of-macs-worldwide/ |access-date=27 May 2017 |magazine=[[Ars Technica]] |archive-date=23 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423230321/https://arstechnica.com/security/2014/10/reddit-powered-botnet-infected-thousands-of-macs-worldwide/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Instagram]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cimpanu|first1=Catalin|title=Russian State Hackers Use Britney Spears Instagram Posts to Control Malware|url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-state-hackers-use-britney-spears-instagram-posts-to-control-malware/|website=Bleeping Computer|access-date=8 June 2017|date=6 June 2017|archive-date=8 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608094128/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-state-hackers-use-britney-spears-instagram-posts-to-control-malware/|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[XMPP]] open source instant message protocol<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dorais-Joncas|first1=Alexis|title=Walking through Win32/Jabberbot.A instant messaging C&C|url=https://www.welivesecurity.com/2013/01/30/walking-through-win32jabberbot-a-instant-messaging-cc/|access-date=27 May 2017|date=30 January 2013|archive-date=2 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602205712/https://www.welivesecurity.com/2013/01/30/walking-through-win32jabberbot-a-instant-messaging-cc/|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Tor (anonymity network)|Tor]] [[.onion|hidden services]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Constantin|first1=Lucian|title=Cybercriminals are using the Tor network to control their botnets|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2045183/cybercriminals-increasingly-use-the-tor-network-to-control-their-botnets-researchers-say.html|magazine=[[PC World]]|access-date=27 May 2017|date=25 July 2013|archive-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803064226/http://www.pcworld.com/article/2045183/cybercriminals-increasingly-use-the-tor-network-to-control-their-botnets-researchers-say.html|url-status=live}}</ref> are popular ways of avoiding [[egress filtering]] to communicate with a C&C server.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cisco ASA Botnet Traffic Filter Guide|url=https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/asa/special/botnet/guide/asa-botnet.html|access-date=27 May 2017|archive-date=25 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525185701/http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/asa/special/botnet/guide/asa-botnet.html|url-status=live}}</ref>