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Botnet vs Botmaster - What's the difference?

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In internet|lang=en terms the difference between botnet and botmaster

is that botnet is (internet) a collection of zombies that are controlled by the same cracker; a collection of compromised computers that is slowly built up then unleashed as a ddos attack or used to send very large quantities of spam while botmaster is (internet) a malicious hacker who controls a botnet.

As nouns the difference between botnet and botmaster

is that botnet is (internet) a collection of zombies that are controlled by the same cracker; a collection of compromised computers that is slowly built up then unleashed as a ddos attack or used to send very large quantities of spam while botmaster is (internet) a malicious hacker who controls a botnet.

botnet

English

(wikipedia botnet)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Internet) A collection of zombies that are controlled by the same cracker; a collection of compromised computers that is slowly built up then unleashed as a DDOS attack or used to send very large quantities of spam.
  • * 2010 , "Long life spam", The Economist , 20 Nov 2010:
    • Then they blacklisted addresses used by spammers. In response, senders started using botnets (networks of otherwise innocent computers).

    See also

    * botherder

    botmaster

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Internet) A malicious hacker who controls a botnet.
  • * 2010 , John R. Vacca, Network and System Security (page 207)
    • Tracking the botmaster to her true physical location is a complex problem that is described in detail in the next section.

    Synonyms

    * botherder