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What is a botnet?

What is a botnet? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (Internet) 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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A botnet is a new technology that allows a large network of computers to be controlled from a single source.
According to McAfee, the botnet was primarily controlled from IP addresses in Vietnam.
Subsequent monitoring and forensic testing revealed that a botnet made up of open proxies in China was responsible for the attack.
But unplanned opportunities to stun a botnet or botnets may present themselves when a web host is shunned by the internet community.
Most bots can be monitored by a botnet operator via a communication channel, such as IRC, and can receive commands.
The attack was accomplished by means of a botnet, and for that I felt bad, but it was in the service of a good cause.

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