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botmaster

botmaster noun: a malicious hacker who controls a botnet.

Noun

botmaster (plural botmasters)

  1. (Internet, computer security) A malicious hacker who controls a botnet.
    • Tracking the botmaster to her true physical location is a complex problem that is described in detail in the next section.2010, John R. Vacca, Network and System Security, →ISBN, page 207
    • [The worm] had spread silently for six days before it began regularly trying to connect with its botmaster, who could have been hiding behind any of the 250 domain names the worm generated afresh each day.2012 February 19, Mark Bowden, “War of the cyber worm: the most destructive attack on the internet”, in The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    botherder

Synonyms of botmaster

Forms of botmaster

pluralbotmasters

Origin of botmaster

From bot + master.

Questions about botmaster

What does botmaster mean?
Botmaster means a malicious hacker who controls a botnet.
What part of speech is botmaster?
Botmaster is a noun.
What is the plural of botmaster?
The plural of botmaster is botmasters.

Words near botmaster in the dictionary

  1. botlhanka
  2. botlicker
  3. botlickers
  4. botlike
  5. Botlikh
  6. botmaster
  7. botmasters
  8. botnet
  9. botnets
  10. boto
  11. Botobolar

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