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Meaning of "botnet" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BOTNET

From (ro)bot + net(work).
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PRONUNCIATION OF BOTNET

botnet  [ˈbɒtˌnɛt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOTNET

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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Botnet is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BOTNET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Botnet

A botnet is a collection of Internet-connected programs communicating with other similar programs in order to perform tasks. This can be as mundane as keeping control of an Internet Relay Chat channel, or it could be used to send spam email or participate in distributed denial-of-service attacks. The word botnet is a combination of the words robot and network. The term is usually used with a negative or malicious connotation.

Definition of botnet in the English dictionary

The definition of botnet in the dictionary is a network of computers infected by a program that communicates with its creator in order to send unsolicited emails, attack websites, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOTNET


alkanet
ˈælkəˌnɛt
burgonet
ˈbɜːɡəˌnɛt
carcanet
ˈkɑːkəˌnɛt
cronet
ˈkrəʊˌnɛt
dragnet
ˈdræɡˌnɛt
Ethernet
ˈiːθəˌnɛt
evernet
ˈɛvəˌnɛt
extranet
ˈɛkstrəˌnɛt
falconet
ˈfɔːlkəˌnɛt
fishnet
ˈfɪʃˌnɛt
gillnet
ˈɡɪlˌnɛt
hairnet
ˈhɛəˌnɛt
internet
ˈɪntəˌnɛt
intranet
ˈɪntrəˌnɛt
keepnet
ˈkiːpˌnɛt
lansquenet
ˈlænskəˌnɛt
molinet
ˈmɒlɪˌnɛt
telnet
ˈtɛlˌnɛt
Transnet
ˈtrænzˌnɛt
Usenet
ˈjuːzˌnɛt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOTNET

bothered
bothersome
bothies
Bothnia
bothole
bothrium
Bothwell
bothy
bothy ballad
bothyman
Botox
botryoid
botryoidal
botryose
botrytis
bots
Botswana
bott
botte
bottega

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOTNET

barnet
bonnet
brunet
cabernet
cabinet
carnet
clarinet
garnet
genet
hornet
Janet
magnet
Monet
net
planet
Portnet
Postnet
safety net
the internet
the Red Planet

Synonyms and antonyms of botnet in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «botnet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOTNET

Find out the translation of botnet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of botnet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «botnet» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

僵尸网络
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

botnet
570 millions of speakers

English

botnet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

botnet
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الروبوتات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ботнет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

botnet
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বটনেট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

botnet
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Botnet
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Botnet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ボットネット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

봇넷
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Botnet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

botnet
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாட்னெட்டில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बोटनेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

botnet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

botnet
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

botnet
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ботнет
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

botnet
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

botnet
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

botnet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

botnät
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

botnet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of botnet

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOTNET»

The term «botnet» is regularly used and occupies the 67.488 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOTNET» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about botnet

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOTNET»

Discover the use of botnet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to botnet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Virtual Honeypots: From Botnet Tracking to Intrusion Detection
After reading this book, you will be able to Compare high-interaction honeypots that provide real systems and services and the low-interaction honeypots that emulate them Install and configure Honeyd to simulate multiple operating systems, ...
Niels Provos, Thorsten Holz, 2007
2
Framework for Botnet Emulation and Analysis
Our approach implements the key network features from existing botnets and provides the required infrastructure to run the botnet in a closed environment.
Christopher Patrick Lee, 2009
3
Botnet Detection: Countering the Largest Security Threat
Botnet Detection: Countering the Largest Security Threat is intended for researchers and practitioners in industry. This book is also appropriate as a secondary text or reference book for advanced-level students in computer science.
Wenke Lee, Cliff Wang, David Dagon, 2007
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Botnets: The Killer Web Applications
The book begins with real world cases of botnet attacks to underscore the need for action. Next the book will explain botnet fundamentals using real world examples.
Craig Schiller, James R. Binkley, 2011
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Correlation-based Botnet Detection in Enterprise Networks
Most of the attacks and fraudulent activities on the Internet are carried out by malware. In particular, botnets, as state-of-the-art malware, are now considered as the largest threat to Internet security.
Guofei Gu, 2008
6
Covert Botnet Implementation and Defense Against Covert Botnets
To merely analyze and present the weaknesses of a defense would open the door for attackers and make their job easier.
Lokesh Babu Ramesh Babu, 2009
7
Webbots, Spiders, and Screen Scrapers, 2nd Edition
You may have heard of the term botnet in the popular press, and the connotations were probably not good, as botnets are often used to deliver spyware, spam, viruses, and other malicious payloads. While bad guys use botnets to do bad ...
Michael Schrenk, 2012
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Informatics and Management Science III
(2) Distributed botnet. P2P botnet is embedded in particular P2P agreement zombie program and use that agreement to establish their command and control of the channel botnet. P2P network in each node is not only a client can also is the ...
Wenjiang Du, 2012
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Handbook of Information and Communication Security
It is convenient and straightforward to adopt existing P2P protocols for P2P botnet C&C communication. However, although one may take advantage of the nice properties of those protocols, the inherited drawbacks may limit botnet design and ...
Peter Stavroulakis, Mark Stamp, 2010
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Managing Information Risk and the Economics of Security
Meanwhile, the size of a botnet is subject to an upper bound, sometime specified by the width of the C&C channel. Therefore, there is a tradeoff between hacking more machines and increasing C&C channels. The more machines hacked, the ...
M. Eric Johnson, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOTNET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term botnet is used in the context of the following news items.
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Proxy Services Are Not Safe. Try These Alternatives
This meant Hola's millions of free users were unknowingly turned into a botnet that was utilized for criminal activities, including repeated ... «Wired, Jul 15»
2
U.S. Hired Dictators Favorite Hackers
... in Laurel, Md., this month, where he will talk about a notorious computer botnet that the law enforcement agency helped take down last year. «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
3
NSA's XKeyscore collects router data, Skype conversations …
That includes pictures, documents, voice calls, webcam photos, web searches, advertising analytics traffic, social media traffic, botnet traffic, ... «Naked Security, Jul 15»
4
DDoS Wars: The Network Strikes Back
A team of skilled engineers monitor attacks close to the botnet and DDoS heatmap. The attack is broken down in manageable chunks rather ... «TechWeekEurope UK, Jul 15»
5
UK National Crime Agency tools up on cybersecurity
The partnership aided the industry-wide collaboration which successful dismantled the notorious SIMDA botnet in April. Trend Micro's FTR ... «Computer Business Review, Jul 15»
6
ZeusVM malware building tool leak may cause botnet surge
The Internet could see a new wave of botnets based on the ZeusVM banking Trojan after the tools needed to build and customize the malware ... «PCWorld, Jul 15»
7
Snowden reveals NSA's XKEYSCORE collects router and Skype data
... social media traffic, botnet traffic, logged keystrokes, computer network exploitation targeting, intercepted username and password pairs, ... «Siliconrepublic.com, Jul 15»
8
Botnet, Ddos, Zombi Nedir Tüm Detaylarıyla İnceliyoruz
Daha evvel DDOS'a dair bilgiler paylaşmıştık. (Ulaşmak için buraya tıklayınız.) Şimdi, Siber saldırılarda en çok kullanılan yöntemlerden BOTnet, ... «Aktif Medya, Jul 15»
9
CryptoWall ransom malware sneaks onto systems using clickfraud …
Security firm Damballa has discovered a conventional click-fraud botnet being used to distribute the CryptoWall ransom malware, an unusual ... «ComputerworldUK, Jun 15»
10
Europol Targets Ukrainian Botnet Gang
European police agencies have announced a "joint international strike against cybercrime," reporting that after a two-year investigation, they ... «BankInfoSecurity.com, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Botnet [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/botnet>. May 2024 ».
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