Arkan Hammoodi Hasan Kabla, Mohammed Anbar, Selvakumar Manickam, Alwan Ahmed Abdulrahman Alwan, Shankar Karuppayah^*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.75, No.2, pp. 3375-3398, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.036587

Abstract The cyber-criminal compromises end-hosts (bots) to configure a network of bots (botnet). The cyber-criminals are also looking for an evolved architecture that makes their techniques more resilient and stealthier such as Peer-to-Peer (P2P) networks. The P2P botnets leverage the privileges of the decentralized nature of P2P networks. Consequently, the P2P botnets exploit the resilience of this architecture to be arduous against take-down procedures. Some P2P botnets are smarter to be stealthy in their Command-and-Control mechanisms (C2) and elude the standard discovery mechanisms. Therefore, the other side of this cyberwar is the monitor. The P2P botnet monitoring is an exacting mission… More >

S. Samsudeen Shaffi^1,*, I. Muthulakshmi²

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.36, No.1, pp. 183-192, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.031494

Abstract As data grows in size, search engines face new challenges in extracting more relevant content for users’ searches. As a result, a number of retrieval and ranking algorithms have been employed to ensure that the results are relevant to the user’s requirements. Unfortunately, most existing indexes and ranking algorithms crawl documents and web pages based on a limited set of criteria designed to meet user expectations, making it impossible to deliver exceptionally accurate results. As a result, this study investigates and analyses how search engines work, as well as the elements that contribute to higher ranks. This paper addresses the… More >