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A '''Botnet''' is a network of compromised computers; while not a form of [[malware]], a botnet can be the consequence of a malware attack. Often created by a ''Trojan horse'' or a worm, a botnet can be used to send [[spam]] or to attack [[computer]]s. For example, security researchers at [[Intego]] discovered a ''Trojan horse'' responsible for a [[Apple|Mac]] botnet in January, 2009, hidden inside pirated copies of popular Mac [[software]].<ref>Intego Security Alert. [http://www.intego.com/news/ism0901.asp Mac Trojan Horse OSX.Trojan.iServices.A Found in Pirated Apple iWork 09], intego.com, January 22, 2009.</ref><ref>[http://blog.intego.com/2009/01/26/new-variant-of-mac-trojan-horse-iservices-found-in-pirated-adobe-photoshop-cs4/ New Variant of Mac Trojan Horse iServices Found in Pirated Adobe Photoshop CS4], ''The Mac Security Blog'', January 26, 2009.
* [http://www.intego.com/news/ism0902.asp Intego Security Alert]</ref>

==References==
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 ==Notorious Botnets==
-* Conficker (a.k.a. Downup, Downadup or Kido) was the cause of perhaps the largest botnet is history.  It was first detected in November 2008, and targeted the RPC port (number 445) of the [[Windows XP]] operating system. There where five versions of this [[Computer worm|worm]] released, to deal with the efforts of Cabal.<ref>''Worm: The First Digital World War'' by Mark Bowden</ref><ref>https://www.sans.org/security-resources/malwarefaq/conficker-worm.php</ref>
+* [[Conficker]] (a.k.a. Downup, Downadup or Kido) was the cause of perhaps the largest botnet is history.  It was first detected in November 2008, and targeted the RPC port (number 445) of the [[Windows XP]] operating system. There where five versions of this [[Computer worm|worm]] released, to deal with the efforts of "Cabal" which tried to stop it.<ref>''Worm: The First Digital World War'' by Mark Bowden</ref><ref>https://www.sans.org/security-resources/malwarefaq/conficker-worm.php</ref>
 ==References==
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 ==Notorious Botnets==
-* Conficker (a.k.a. Downup, Downadup or Kido) was the cause of perhaps the largest botnet is history.  It was first detected in November of 2008, and targeted the RPC port (number 445) of the [[Windows XP]] operating system. There where five versions of this [[Computer worm|worm]] released, to deal with the efforts of Cabal.<ref>''Worm: The First Digital World War'' by Mark Bowden</ref><ref>https://www.sans.org/security-resources/malwarefaq/conficker-worm.php</ref>
+* Conficker (a.k.a. Downup, Downadup or Kido) was the cause of perhaps the largest botnet is history.  It was first detected in November 2008, and targeted the RPC port (number 445) of the [[Windows XP]] operating system. There where five versions of this [[Computer worm|worm]] released, to deal with the efforts of Cabal.<ref>''Worm: The First Digital World War'' by Mark Bowden</ref><ref>https://www.sans.org/security-resources/malwarefaq/conficker-worm.php</ref>
 ==References==
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-[[category:computers]]
+[[Category:Computers]]
-[[category:software]]
+[[Category:Software]]
-[[category:Malware]]
+[[Category:Malware]]
-==External Links==
+==External links==
-[http://www.confickerworkinggroup.org Conficker Working Group]
+* [http://www.confickerworkinggroup.org Conficker Working Group]

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 ==External Links==
 [http://www.confickerworkinggroup.org Conficker Working Group]