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A zombie computer, often shortened to zombie, is a computer connected to the internet that has been compromised/infected by a hacker, computer worm, trojan, or any other malware. More often then not a compromised computer is only one in many computers that are grouped together in a botnet, and will be remotely given commands to preform malicious tasks. Most users of these zombie computers are unaware that their system is compromised and may be linked to illegal activities over the internet. Because of this, these computers are metaphorically compared to brain dead zombies. | A zombie computer, often shortened to zombie, is a computer connected to the internet that has been compromised/infected by a hacker, computer worm, trojan, or any other malware. More often then not a compromised computer is only one in many computers that are grouped together in a botnet, and will be remotely given commands to preform malicious tasks. Most users of these zombie computers are unaware that their system is compromised and may be linked to illegal activities over the internet. Because of this, these computers are metaphorically compared to brain dead zombies. | ||
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A zombie computer, often shortened to zombie, is a computer connected to the internet that has been compromised/infected by a hacker, computer worm, trojan, or any other malware. More often then not a compromised computer is only one in many computers that are grouped together in a botnet, and will be remotely given commands to preform malicious tasks. Most users of these zombie computers are unaware that their system is compromised and may be linked to illegal activities over the internet. Because of this, these computers are metaphorically compared to brain dead zombies.
