Botnets
1. Give an example of a Botnet?
Answer:
One of the example of Botnet is Fraud Online Review, where some fake reviews are generally posted on the device of the user.
2. Where Botnet is used?
Answer:
Botnets are used in:
- Sending Email Spams
- Fraud Campaigning
- DDoS Attacks
Introduction of Botnet in Computer Networks
A Network of compromised computers is called a botnet. Compromised computers are also called Zombies or Bots. This software is mostly written in C++ & C. The main motive of botnet is that it starts with the dark side of the internet which introduced a new kind of Crime called Cybercrime.
Among the malware (malicious software) botnet is the most widespread and severe threat. Several large institutions, government organizations, and almost every social networking website Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc, e-commerce website Amazon, and Flipkart, etc, in short, every firm associated with the internet became the victim of this malware. This kind of malicious software is freely available in the market for lease. It can be used in DDoS attacks (Smurf Attacks), Phishing, Extortion, etc.
Botnets