0 a group of computers that are controlled by software containing harmful programs, without their users' knowledge:
Computer security experts warn that botnet programs are evolving faster than security firms can respond.
It penalises the users of tools such as botnets for committing the offences, and introduces a higher level of sanctions for committing the offences.
We have, in particular, included provisions to penalise the use of tools such as malicious code that are used to create so-called botnets, which have been used by criminals.
Kraken botnet malware may have been designed to evade anti-virus software, and employed techniques to stymie conventional anti-virus software.
Further, the botnet is able to look up alternate backup hosts, enabling the criminals operating it to reestablish control over the network.
Peer-to-peer attacks are different from regular botnet-based attacks.
This is the result of multiple compromised systems (for example a botnet) flooding the targeted system with traffic.
This version of the botnet currently consists of an estimated 70,000 infected computers.
