What Is Botnet,How it works : Botnet Attacks, How To Stay Protected With It

Hey, guys today I am gonna describe what's Botnet, How it works and how to be stay protected with it.

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The word Botnet or bot is short for robot network. The bots are software that is used to control the target remotely and to execute predefined tasks. It is capable to run automated scripts over the internet. The bots are also known as Internet Bot or Web Robot. 

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Combination of the functionality of Robot and Network develop a continuously working Botnet on a repetitive task. It is the basic fundamental of a bot. They are known as the workhorses of the Internet. These Botnets perform repetitive tasks. The most often of Botnets are in connection with Internet Relay Chat. These types of Botnets are legal and beneficial.

A Botnet may use for positive intentions but there also some Botnets which are illegal and intended for malicious activities. These malicious Botnets can gain access to the systems using malicious scripts and codes either by directly hacking the system or through "Spider." Spider program crawls over the internet and searches for holes in security. Bots introduce the system on the hacker’s web by contacting the master computer. It alerts the master computer when the system is under control. Attacker remotely controls all bots from the Master computer.

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A Botnet is a group of Internet-connected personal computers that have been infected by a malicious applica­tion (malware) that allows a hacker to control the infected computers or mobile devices without the knowledge of the device owners. When malware is launched on your computer or mobile device, it “recruits” your infected device into a Botnet, and the hacker is now able to remotely control your device and access all the data on your device.

 A Botnet is a number of Internet-connected devices, each of which is running one or more bots. It's a large scale of the compromised system. This compromised system is not limited to just LAN it can be spread on over the internet.  Botnets can be used to perform distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS attack), steal data, send spam, and allows the attacker to access the device and its connection.

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A Botnet can consist of as few as ten computers, or tens or hundreds of thousands. Millions of personal computers are potentially part of Bot­nets. Computers that aren’t properly secured are at risk of being turned into bots, or zombies.

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Consumers’ and small businesses’ relaxed security practices give scammers a base from which to launch attacks, by allowing them to create Botnets without being detected. Hackers use Bot­nets to send spam and phishing emails and to deliver viruses and other malware and thus make money.

To stay protected, you should:

• Don’t click on links from people you don’t know
• Be cautious downloading content from peer-to-peer sites
• Be wary of free downloads (is it really free?)
• Keep your operating system and browser updated
• Make sure you have updated security software for all your devices. Like as McAfee and Kaspersky...

 

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