BoteAR (developed in Argentina) adopts the concept of social networks although it seems, as yet, not fully materialized. It offers a conventional and manageable botnet via HTTP but uses the model of crimeware-as-a-service. The author seems to adopt (maybe unknowingly) the business model of affiliate systems originating in Eastern Europe which are used to spread malware i.e. infect and get revenue for each node you infect. According to the author, it is used to steal information of users through a trojan.”]
Source: https://securelist.com/botear-a-social-botnet/57768/