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In discussions about botnets, how and why a computer becomes part of a botnet are two questions that get asked quite often. Like most things in life, the answers aren't simple; still, I'd like to give it a try.

November 2nd, 2008
By Michael Kassner

I noticed a trend in the comment section of my article “Botnets: Bigger Isn’t Always Better”. People wanted to know how a computer becomes a bot and why it’s so hard to detect when it happens. Thinking about this must have put me in one of my moods (often mistaken for daydreaming), because my son asked me what was wrong. I explained my quandary, and in his infinite wisdom, he said, “Well, why don’t you (looking at me with that dahh expression) write about it, and then everyone will know.” Hmmm, I knew that.

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