COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY
COMPUTER VIRUSES MALWARE AND HACKING
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a set of instructions secretly incorporated into a program so that if a particular condition is satisfied they will be carried out, usually with harmful effects.
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Trojan, is any malicious computer program which is used to hack into a computer by misleading users of its true intent.
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a form of memory storage
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a network of private computers infected with malicious software and controlled as a group without the owners’ knowledge
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Detailed explanation-1: -A botnet [short for bot network] is a network of hijacked computers and devices infected with bot malware and remotely controlled by a hacker. The bot network is used to send spam and launch Distributed Denial of Service [DDoS] attacks, and may be rented out to other cybercriminals.
Detailed explanation-2: -A botnet is a network of private computers that hackers have infected with malicious software. The hackers then control these computers remotely without the knowledge of their owners. Cybercriminals might then use the computers they’ve infected to flood other servers with traffic to shut down targeted websites.
Detailed explanation-3: -What is botnet? A software that runs automatically and autonomously.
Detailed explanation-4: -A botnet is created when internet-facing devices infected with a specific malware are networked together. Computers are the primary devices in a botnet and the malware that infects them is either injected from a phishing email, a compromised website, or a click fraud campaign.