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110: Spam Botnets

Darknet Diaries

CHAPTER

Malicious Soft Work

A botanet is a big network of computers that some one has full control over. The people running the botanets would have to stay hidden from the user and not let their presence be known. A bot master sits behind their computer, controlling it all. These guys don't reveal their identities. One of the biggest problems in trying to fight a botnet is not knowing who the bot master is or where in the world they're even located.

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