What is a Botnet? How Does a Botnet Work?

Are you part of a botnet? Hard to tell. Botnets can wreak havoc on your computer, data and personal or professional reputation. Watch to learn what botnets are and how they infiltrate systems.
A botnet is a collection of user devices -- like laptops, servers, or a cell phone -- that have been infected by one bot master -- or hacker. To create a botnet, a hacker first infiltrates one system or devices with malware, turning it into a bot; this can be done in a variety of ways, undetectable to the user. Then, the hacker’s job is basically done. Once they’ve infected one device, the malware is designed to autonomously infect more and more devices, creating more bots, and forming a botnet.
Botnets can impact anyone, but there are a number of measures you can take to prevent an infection, and sometimes remove the malware infecting your system.
Have you ever fallen victim to a botnet attack? Let us know what measures you take to prevent and detect botnet attacks in the comments, and please hit the like button.
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[@t3k0]

finna go make the worlds best botnet

[@yuliyacher67]

Thank you.

[@EyeonTech]

You're welcome!

[@ninevick35aimcom]

Awesome video 👏🏽

[@EyeonTech]

Thanks for watching!

[@aks3479]

nicely explained

[@EyeonTech]

Thank you 😃

[@GamingOffice]

nice i already knew the most stuff but good video

[@EyeonTech]

Thank you!

[@leviackerman8027]

cool🌨

[@udpflood892]

Damn tough I got a botnet too

[@Drorva0]

I have your ip and it's sat in my Botnet

[@matteotigani9409]

you need to slow down people are going to be watching your videos not knowing anything about this my advice is to talk slower connect with your audience.

[@EyeonTech]

Thanks for the feedback! You can adjust the video playback speed by clicking the settings icon in the corner of the screen, and changing it to whatever speed is more comfortable for you.

[@matteotigani9409]

@@EyeonTech or you can slow down

[@Cold-Duck]

She is speaking clearly and normally. Read subtitles if you have bad hearing.