Base Technologies: One Hacker's Tools

Jeanson James Ancheta—a.k.a. Resili3nt—used readily available software and hardware to create a botnet-for-profit of at least 400,000 infected computers that netted him at least $60,000.

APPLICATION PRODUCT SUPPLIER Bot code Modified versions of bot code from Rxbot,Lca3.exe, Winun.exe, Wininst.exe Various Web sites that provide free downloads plus Ancheta's own coding and reverse-engineering of other malicious code Online communications Internet Relay Chat channels IRC.org Hardware Laptops IBM, Toshiba, eMachines Web servers Rented server space Sago Networks, FDC Servers, EasyDedicated Internet access SBC, Adelphia Broadband connections Cable Payment mechanisms Online payment service Online bank account PayPal Wells Fargo

SOURCE: Indictment filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles