What is Botnet

It is an infected computer terminal which can be used a platform to launch various attacks like DDoS attacks, Spamming, mining of bit coins, etc.

A network of internet-connected devices infected by a bot, generally used to perform Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks and send spam.

a) A ro bot net work (ro BOT NET work) or a network of compromised computer systems linked together for a common purpose. Criminals distribute malicious software (also known as malware) that can turn a given computer into a bot (also known as a zombie) and typically use bots to infect large numbers of computers which form a network, or a botnet . Further, they use botnets to send out spam email messages, spread viruses, attack computers and servers, and commit other kinds of crime and fraud. If a computer becomes part of a botnet, it might slow down and the owner might inadvertently be helping criminals; b) Also called a “zombie army,” a botnet is a large number of compromised computers that are used to generate spam, relay viruses or flood a network or Web server with excessive requests to cause it to fail (see denial of service attack). The computer is compromised via a Trojan that often works by opening an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel that waits for commands from the person in control of the botnet. There is a thriving botnet business selling lists of compromised computers to hackers and spammers

A network of private computers infected with malicious software and controlled as a group without the owners' knowledge (e.g., to send spam).

A botnet is a group of nodes associated in a planned manner for vindictive purposes. Every node in a botnet is known as a bot. These bots structure a system of trading off nodes, which is constrained by an outsider and used to transmit malware or spam or to dispatch attacks.

Network composed of infected hosts remotely controlled by an attacker.

A botnet of infected computers controlled by the attacker through a command-and-control server.

Software artifacts built by cybercriminals as basic infrastructures to support different variants of cyberattacks, allowing multiple remote computers to infect and control up to millions of computer computers without their owner's knowledge, being controlled to launch denial of access attacks, theft of information, and bank credentials or means of payment and sending millions of messages with harmful content.

A botnet is a network of infected IT devices that can be used by a botnet host for multiple types of damage. The purpose of using infected workstations is primarily to send unsolicited mail, launch Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks, or even steal sensitive (such as banking) data.

A collection of computers compromised by malicious code and controlled across a network.

A botnet is a collection of bots. Botnets originate many types of attacks like distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS attack), data theft, spamming, and intrusion to systems and networks.

A network of bots, programmed and operated under the single owner.

Large number of compromised computers that are used to generate spam, relay viruses or flood a network or Web server with excessive requests to cause it to fail.

Computer network “zombie”, normally used to perform tasks in an automated way on the Internet, without the user's knowledge.

A network of private computers infected with malicious software and controlled as a group without the owners' knowledge.

Coordinated group of infected computers externally managed by an attacker.

A number of Internet computers that have been set up (without the knowledge of the computer owners) to forward transmissions (including spam or viruses) to other computers on the Internet. Any such computer connected to this net is often referred to as a zombie - in effect, a computer “robot” or “bot” that serves the wishes of some master hacker.