Zombie (computing)
NETWORK CONNECTED COMPUTER THAT HAS BEEN COMPROMISED AND IS USED FOR MALICIOUS TASK WITHOUT THE OWNER BEING AWARE OF IT
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In computing, a zombie is a computer connected to the Internet that has been compromised by a hacker via a computer virus, computer worm, or trojan horse program and can be used to perform malicious tasks under the remote direction of the hacker. Zombie computers often coordinate together in a botnet controlled by the hacker, and are used for activities such as spreading e-mail spam and launching distributed denial-of-service attacks (DDoS attacks) against web servers.