botnet
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- noun
- /ˈbɒtˌnɛt/
- Texting
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botnet
- While spam from botnets is interesting and the main source of spam, it is not the only source of spam.
- Mirai botnet
- botnet software
- botnet attack
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Yes, for years now DDoS attackers have marshaled botnets to do their bidding.
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I suggested you go and look at the latest additions to the ZeuS botnet software.
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Is the botnet up and running?
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How does it feel to be a part of the botnet?
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For that to work, they need a botnet with thousands or millions of machines.
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It's really cheap to deploy a botnet and it's almost free.
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For many years, I have tracked spam from botnets and reported on it.
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Despite several takedown efforts, botnets continued to grow over the quarter, with infection rates reaching a 12-month high, McAfee found.
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Symantec believes 2010 will be an active year for spammers, with botnets playing a significant role in distributing the junk.
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Using a botnet, they sent thousands of spam emails in just a few minutes.
Synonyms
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A computer program that sends large amounts of unwanted messages online like emails
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Etymology
Botnet comes from combining bot, which means 'robot' or 'automatic program', and net, which means 'network' or 'the internet'. So a botnet is a group of these robot programs linked in a network and controlled by someone, often to send spam or attack websites.