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What makes up the Deep Web?Many users may not be aware that there are more than just standard sites in the Deep Web. Based on twoyears’ worth of data and research, we were able to group URLs according to their URI scheme (HTTP, HTTPS,FTP, etc.).Almost 22,000 of the collected domains were predictably associated with either the HTTP or HTTPS protocol,as they principally hosted data. But if we filter them out, interesting data is left.IRCIRCSGopherXMPPFTPTelnetWebcalNewsMailtoSMTPPOPGitIMAPRHTTPMumble99118733221111111Protocols found in the Deep Web apart from HTTP/HTTPSMore than 100 domains use either the IRC or IRCS protocol—normally chat servers that can be used as arendezvous for malicious actors to meet and exchange goods or as a communication channel for botnets.The same concept applies to seven XMPP domains and one Mumble domain—protocols for chat servers thatrun in TOR.12 | Below the Surface: Exploring the Deep Web
Suspicious pagesFor each Deep Web page we scouted, we collected the URLs found in page links. We then retrieved the WebReputation Technology URL rating for every link that points to the Surface Web in order to identify whichwere classified as suspicious. Despite this limited scope, they can still be used as indicators.Overall, we identified 8,707 suspicious pages, including those that host phishing kits, malware or drive-bydownloads,or that run shady marketplaces (used to trade hacking tools, etc.).Sample site with links to keyloggers13 | Below the Surface: Exploring the Deep Web
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Page 3: Interestin the Deep Web peaked in20
Page 6 and 7: What are the uses of the Deep Web?A
Page 8 and 9: The state of the Deep WebMany studi
Page 10 and 11: Looking at the language distributio
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Page 16 and 17: VAWTRAK C&C server that shows a leg
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Page 20 and 21: The availability of illegal narcoti
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Page 36 and 37: The Deep Web and the real worldMain
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Page 42 and 43: ConclusionThe Trend Micro Forward-L
Page 44 and 45: AppendixCatching NionSpy (aka Mewse
Page 46 and 47: References1. The Tor Project, Inc.
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