botnets and zombies

A collection of compromised computers under the control of a master node
or c2 node(comand and control)
if your computer falls under this control it's known as a zombie

Destributed denial of service attack
when many machines target a single machine
EX. like part of a botnet

none malicious code placed in a system when invoked plays a joke or display one hidden message or secret feature
:the opposite of a logic bomb

malicios code that has been place in a program that activate when a certain condation has been met
decentant of the easter egg
but with malicious code placed in it

malware design to run or install other types other types of malware embedded in a payload on an infected host stage one

a peice of code that connects to the internet too retrieve addictional tools after initial infection by the dropper
stage two

any lightweight code design to run on a target which imcludes any type of code format from scripting languages to binary code

an explotation technique that run malicious code with the idenfication number of a legitimate process

for server computer but should be left open on desktop pc