{"id":930,"date":"2017-01-11T00:00:41","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T00:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reveantivirus.com\/blog\/?p=930"},"modified":"2019-08-20T10:05:10","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T10:05:10","slug":"zombie-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reveantivirus.com\/blog\/en\/zombie-computer","title":{"rendered":"Signs of a Zombie Computer – How to Secure Your PC from Botnet Attacks?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Taken over by malware of different forms, zombie computers are a growing threat and are often called as botnets. The intent behind creating these botnets is basically to conduct illegal activities for personal gain or to harm the victim through malicious attacks.<\/p>\n

As per Britannica<\/a>, “The largest known botnet was uncovered in April 2009. A six-person gang operating out of Ukraine had compromised 1.9 million computers around the world; approximately half were in the United States.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Sending spam email messages, spreading viruses, downloading pornography, and DDoS attacks<\/a> on websites, there are a number of havocs that are created over the Internet using zombie computers. <\/span><\/p>\n

Botnet Detection- How to find out a Zombie PC?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Well, that\u2019s a little difficult. However, you can look up for these signs in your PC to know whether it has been compromised or not. <\/span><\/p>\n