bot

nounid 1696·updated May 9, 2026
verified

A computer connected to the Internet that has been surreptitiously / secretly compromised with malicious logic to perform activities under remote the command and control of a remote administrator.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Threat92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
zombie
alternatephrasing
Bot
plural
bots
possessive
bot's
pluralpossessive
bots'

Framework definitions

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
§1 · extended_definition_available
A computer connected to the Internet that has been surreptitiously / secretly compromised with malicious logic to perform activities under remote the command and control of a remote administrator.
Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
§1
botfly larva
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
A computer connected to the Internet that has been surreptitiously / secretly compromised with malicious logic to perform activities under remote the command and control of a remote administrator.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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