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This page is about the network construct botnet.  For the term commonly seen on /g/ see [[Botnet]].
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''This page is about the network construct botnet.  For the term commonly seen on [[/g/]] and [[/tech/]], see [[Botnet]].''
  
A botnet is a collection of [[bots]] that have been networked together to coordinate their functions.  They may also be controlled by a third party to give them higher direction.
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A '''botnet''' is a collection of [[bots]] that have been networked together to coordinate their functions.  They are generally controlled by a third party to execute an attack such as a [[DDOS]] or spam.
  
A botnet can be benign, such as IRC channel bots.  It an also be malicious in nature, used for [[DDOS]]ing or other attacks.  The installation of the botnet can likewise be either with the owners knowledge, without the owner's knowledge (See: [[Botnet]]), or by an attacker who installs it without knowledge on a compromised computer.
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A botnet can be benign, such as IRC channel bots.  It an also be malicious in nature, used for DDOSing or other attacks.  The installation of the botnet can likewise be either with the owners knowledge, without the owner's knowledge (See: [[Botnet]]), or by an attacker who installs it without knowledge on a compromised computer.
  
 
A common bot used to set up botnets on IRC is eggdrop.
 
A common bot used to set up botnets on IRC is eggdrop.
  
==Malicious Botnets==
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The primary use of a malicious botnet to accommadate the heavy bandwidth requirement of DDOSing attacks.  This way a large number of computers can be controlled by few "Bot Herders".
 

Latest revision as of 17:24, 26 September 2016

This page is about the network construct botnet. For the term commonly seen on /g/ and /tech/, see Botnet.

A botnet is a collection of bots that have been networked together to coordinate their functions. They are generally controlled by a third party to execute an attack such as a DDOS or spam.

A botnet can be benign, such as IRC channel bots. It an also be malicious in nature, used for DDOSing or other attacks. The installation of the botnet can likewise be either with the owners knowledge, without the owner's knowledge (See: Botnet), or by an attacker who installs it without knowledge on a compromised computer.

A common bot used to set up botnets on IRC is eggdrop.