Botnets: The silent threat

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Series Details No.3, November 2007
Publication Date November 2007
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A botnet is a network of computers on which a bot has been installed, and is usually managed remotely from a Command & Control (C&C) Centre. The main purpose of botnets is to use hijacked computers for fraudulent online activity; they are managed by a criminal, a group of criminals or an organised crime syndicate.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.enisa.europa.eu/doc/pdf/deliverables/enisa_pp_botnets.pdf
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European Network and Information Security Agency: Press Release, 27.11.07: Botnets - the silent threat on the Internet http://www.enisa.europa.eu/pages/02_01_press_2007_11_27_botnets.html

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