What is a bot?

If you can attack the refractive've heard of "bots" or "zombies" headlines. If you had no other context, one would think about an invasion of Earth by an alien race or the last horror film in theaters to speak. In fact, "bots" and "zombies" are a threat to the security of your computer or network.

What's a Bot (or Zombie)?

A "bot" is a type of malware that can take control of the affected computer an attacker. Infected with a "bot" computers are called "zombies". There are literally tens of thousands of computers on the Internet are infected with some kind of "bot" and not even notice. Attackers are contributing to sites able to activate the access lists of the "zombie" PC and on the implementation of DoS (Denial of Service) attacks, phishing sites hosted attack or send thousands of spam messages. If someone is to pursue the attack on its source, they will find an unintentional and not the actual aggressor to the victim.

Identify Team A 'Zombie'

"Bots" are well hidden in the shadow of the computer, so they are not noticeable. If you could easily see that something running on the computer, remove or disable fast. Often, files and processes have similar names or identical names, and the file system of the normal processes, so that users do not think twice, even if they look.

If you notice something weird, as it seems to slow down or crash for no apparent reason, you might think that it caused some malware in the background the problem. Are similar to those of the same symptoms and causes. Scan your computer with current anti-spyware to known malware-versions of anti-virus. If the tests find nothing, you can refer to a book as a Windows Degunking to help clear the cobwebs from your PC.

Protect your computer against "bots"

One of the best defenses against such threats is to run anti-virus and anti-spyware on your computer. It is important, though frequently update the software. The authors of malicious software such as "bots" constantly updated and avoid checking their attacks on the detection and prevention measures, such as anti-virus and anti-spyware programs. You should also make sure that you corrected your operating system and applications from known vulnerabilities and to keep some personal use on your computer to prevent unauthorized access firewall program.