Simultaneous Botnet Dataset Generator: A simulation tool for generating a botnet dataset with simultaneous attack characteristic[Formula presented]

A botnet attack must be handled appropriately, such that botnet detection models have been developed, whose performance is supported by datasets obtained through recording actual network traffic or simulations. Nevertheless, the available datasets only show particular characteristics. In the real environment, botnet attacks can coincide with same networks, recorded in different intrusion detectors. Thus, a dataset representing simultaneous botnet attacks is essential. This paper proposes a simulation software for botnet activity modeling with simultaneous characteristics, performed by extracting sporadic and periodic activities of botnet attacks. This software generates a botnet activity dataset with simultaneous characteristics to develop parallel detection models.