What is a Botnet?

"Botnet is a network of infected computers, which are being controlled by hackers or intruders in order to spread Ddos(Denial Of Services) attack and spam mails. It infect or make a computer zombie by sending special type of Trojan to a targeted computer. Network of infected computers called 'Zombie Army'".

Botnet is a term, which is created by two words 'Robot' and 'Network'. It is basically a huge network of zombie computers(a computer which has been infected called zombie), which is created or raised by hackers to achieve cyber crimes. These botnet network is used in order to distribute a severe Ddos attack and to send multiple Spam mails to millions of users. The worst thing about Botnet is that the infected machine or computer user remain unaware all the time about its machine infection.


Network of infected computers also called 'zombie army'. Hackers also sell these zombie army to other hackers or cyber criminals in order to make money. All of the computers part of the Botnet can be controlled remotely without user's consent. All of these computers are remain under C&C(Command And Control) method, and own by the hacker who created zombie army for cyber crime purpose.

Botnet prevention

We can protect our self from Botnet, by installing genuine and proper anti-virus software in order to stop Botnet mess with our computers.

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