Botnet is an IRC protocol-based communication library designed to function as a botnet. It provides various features like client-server communication to allow attackers to control an army of compromised machines, allowing them to carry out malicious activities.
I recently tried out Botnet, a communication library designed for the IRC protocol. This library can be built in multiple ways, depending on its intended use. If you're looking to just build clients or bots, simply run the configure with no options. However, if you want to build servers, make sure to include the --enable-server option when running the configure script (read the NOTE at the end of the readme file for more information).
To build the library, follow these steps:
- ./configure
- make
- (only become root if you plan on installing the library – otherwise, you can run the example without root privileges)
- make install
- (don't forget to run ldconfig if you want to install the library – be sure to check your /etc/ld.so.conf for the line /usr/local/lib)
Examples are built during the make phase (but not installed). To test the client, simply execute example/bot. To test the server (if you've configured with the --enable-server) use example/serv.
To uninstall the library, run make uninstall.
It's worth noting that some bugs with pthread may appear if you perform a fork in your application and then call a dcc function that creates a new thread (and the pthread_create never returns). To avoid this issue, be sure to link the pthread library in your makefile before linking with the botnet library.
Overall, I found Botnet to be user-friendly and a great communication library for those looking to build clients or servers using the IRC protocol.
To build the library, follow these steps:
- ./configure
- make
- (only become root if you plan on installing the library – otherwise, you can run the example without root privileges)
- make install
- (don't forget to run ldconfig if you want to install the library – be sure to check your /etc/ld.so.conf for the line /usr/local/lib)
Examples are built during the make phase (but not installed). To test the client, simply execute example/bot. To test the server (if you've configured with the --enable-server) use example/serv.
To uninstall the library, run make uninstall.
It's worth noting that some bugs with pthread may appear if you perform a fork in your application and then call a dcc function that creates a new thread (and the pthread_create never returns). To avoid this issue, be sure to link the pthread library in your makefile before linking with the botnet library.
Overall, I found Botnet to be user-friendly and a great communication library for those looking to build clients or servers using the IRC protocol.
What's New
Version 1.6.4: N/A