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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(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.
[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.
Use botmaster when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Botmaster means (Internet, computer security) A malicious hacker who controls a botnet..
Common synonyms include botherder.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Tracking the botmaster to her true physical location is a complex problem that is described in detail in the next section.
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