Botnet

Word BOTNET
Character 6
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈbɒtnɛt/

Definitions and meanings of "Botnet"

What do we mean by botnet?

A network of maliciously installed bots running on multiple computers. noun

A collection of zombies that are controlled by the same cracker; a collection of compromised computers that is slowly built up then unleashed as a DDOS attack or used to send very large quantities of spam. noun

A collection of compromised computers that is gradually built up and then unleashed as a DDOS attack or used to send very large quantities of spam.

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The word "botnet" in example sentences

The term botnet refers to what the software does once you're compromised. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And if the term "botnet" is a stumper, then the show and PBS are fulfilling their educational mission. ❋ Unknown (2007)

A botnet is a network of infected computers that can number in the thousands, and that network is usually controlled by hackers through a small number of scattered PCs. ❋ Lolita C. Baldor (2010)

Total machines active at any time in botnet networks: 15 million ❋ Unknown (2009)

The latest criminal activity linked to the ZeuS botnet is a software package tailored to BlackBerry and Symbian mobile phones and that picks off SMS messages, apparently to break the two-factor authentication that mobile bank customers use to access their accounts, researchers says. ❋ Tim Greene (2010)

The gang running the behemoth Storm botnet is not fooling around today. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But the Storm botnet is far and away the largest ever measured. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The men were suspected of running the Mariposa botnet, named after the Spanish word for butterfly, Spain's Civil Guard said on Tuesday. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Spain's Civil Guard said yesteday that it arrested three men suspected of running the so-called Mariposa botnet, named after the Spanish word for butterfly. ❋ Stabroek Staff (2010)

According to the company, the botnet is a variant of the ZeuS botnet, which is known primarily for stealing banking credentials. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Spain arrests three in huge 'botnet' - Authorities have smashed one of the world's biggest networks of virus-infected computers, a data vacuum that stole credit cards and online banking credentials from as many as 12.7 million poisoned PCs. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It would require about 100 million computers working together as one, a "botnet" - the cybersecurity world's version of a WMD. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The name Kneber simply refers to a particular group of zombie computers, far flung and infected - also known as a "botnet" - under the control of one ne're-do-well owner or group. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It would require about 100 million computers working together as one, a "botnet" -- the cybersecurity world's version of a WMD. ❋ Unknown (2010)

BT is implementing a fully-automated 'spam buster' system to track down and tackle professional spammers and 'botnet'-infected customers on the BT broadband network. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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