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botnet Last modified: Monday, November 22, 2004
A botnet refers to a type of bot running on an IRC network that has been created with a trojan. When an infected computer is on the Internet the bot can then start up an IRC client and connect to an IRC server. The Trojan will also have been coded to make the bot join a certain chat room once it has connected. Multiple bots can then join in one channels and the person who has made them can now spam IRC chat rooms, launch huge numbers of Denial of Service attacks against the IRC servers causing them to go down.
Bots & Botnet: An Overview (PDF) The paper provides brief background into underlying IP protocol, IRC (RFC 2810) and covers the terms used to xplain the operations of bots, the elements involved. NetCraft News - Botnet with 10,000 Machines Shut Down A huge IRC "botnet" controlling more than 10,000 machines has been shut down by the security staff of Norwegian provider Telenor. SwatIt Anti Trojan and Bot Scanner and Remover Swat It is a free program that scans your computer for Trojans, Worms, Bots and other Hacker programs.	Related Categories Chat Related Terms chat chat bot chat room DoS attack IRC robot