Botnets

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Malware creeps onto your computer through infected emails or as the result of visiting an infected website.
Part of the infection can create a Botnet that is a group of computers acting as zombies by hackers/spammers
The video below will explain how a Botnet Operates

The abuse of computers controlled by a botnet accounts for the majority of the SPAM on the web today.
A Spammer/Hacker remotely uses computers to send out SPAM or conduct other malicious activities.
A botnet consists of thousands of infected computers all coming from different places making these hard to track and control.

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