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title: "Botnet"
date: 2023-05-20
author: "patrik"
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# Botnet

A botnet is an autonomous internet robot. Today, the term is mostly used in the context of malware in the sense of a network of “enslaved” devices that are used for attacks. Botnets are often used for D(D)OS attacks, but also for the further spread of malware.