Abstract
Botnets represent the backbone of most modern cybersecurity attacks through which botmasters deploy distributed denial of service and advanced persistent threats against legitimate computer networks. In this paper we introduce the Host Attack Graph model and propose two botnet propagation strategies which we study across network topologies, target selection, and attack strategies together with their effectiveness in time. While strategy and botnet size are important for propagation, our study and simulations show that network topology and target selection should not be easily discarded. Implementation and benchmarks are available at https://codeberg.org/AndreiN/HAGP.
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APA 7
Neagu, A., Sterian, M. C., & Irofti, P. (2026). Host Attack Graph for Botnet Propagation. https://omanscience.com/en/articles/host-attack-graph-for-botnet-propagation
MLA 9
Neagu, Andrei, et al. "Host Attack Graph for Botnet Propagation." https://omanscience.com/en/articles/host-attack-graph-for-botnet-propagation.
Chicago (author–date)
Neagu, Andrei, Mara-Cristina Sterian, and Paul Irofti. 2026. "Host Attack Graph for Botnet Propagation." https://omanscience.com/en/articles/host-attack-graph-for-botnet-propagation.
Harvard
Neagu, A., Sterian, M. C. and Irofti, P. (2026) 'Host Attack Graph for Botnet Propagation', Available at: https://omanscience.com/en/articles/host-attack-graph-for-botnet-propagation.
Vancouver
Neagu A, Sterian MC, Irofti P. Host Attack Graph for Botnet Propagation. https://omanscience.com/en/articles/host-attack-graph-for-botnet-propagation
IEEE
A. Neagu, M. C. Sterian, and P. Irofti, "Host Attack Graph for Botnet Propagation," https://omanscience.com/en/articles/host-attack-graph-for-botnet-propagation.