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botherder

botherder noun: a malicious hacker who controls a botnet.

Noun

botherder (plural botherders)

  1. (Internet, computer security) A malicious hacker who controls a botnet.
    • After securing the computer against antivirus tools, previous hackers, and detection by the user, the botherder might check to see what else might be here.2007, Larry Chaffin, Craig Schiller, Anton Chuvakin, Infosecurity 2008 Threat Analysis
    • Most bots use a central C&C server for communicating with their botherder, and normally they use the standard IRC protocol for that purpose.2009, John Hoopes, Virtualization for security
    Synonyms:
    botmaster

Synonyms of botherder

Forms of botherder

pluralbotherders

Origin of botherder

From bot + herder.

Questions about botherder

What does botherder mean?
Botherder means a malicious hacker who controls a botnet.
What part of speech is botherder?
Botherder is a noun.
What is the plural of botherder?
The plural of botherder is botherders.

Words near botherder in the dictionary

  1. botherated
  2. botherates
  3. botherating
  4. botheration
  5. botherations
  6. botherder
  7. botherders
  8. bothered
  9. bothered one's arse
  10. botherer
  11. botherers

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