Zombie Armies of The Digital Frontier
posted by Anna Mar, June 08, 2013A botnet is a number of computers that are controlled by an attacker (usually without the owner of the computers knowing it).
These compromised devices form a network that can be controlled remotely like robots.
Definition: Botnet
A botnet is an interconnected network of infrastructure that has been taken over by an attacker.
So What?
Botnets may grow to include a large number of computers. They are typically used to send spam, launch DDoS attacks and generally cause trouble.They are centrally controlled by a zombie master who has complete control of each machine in the botnet.
At any one time there are millions of active botnet computers connected to the internet. This represents a threat to any target the zombie masters choose to hit with attacks (e.g. DDoS).
Botnet attacks come from a wide variety of IPs and can be difficult to defend against.
Basic security tools such as virus scanners can help to prevent the formation of botnets.
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