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Norton against growing threat- Botnets

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Norton against growing threat- Botnets

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  1. Norton against growing threat- Botnets

  2. Bot and botnets made their place amongst the online threats recently. What is a difference between these two terms? A bot is a computer system affected due to malware infection controlled by a cybercriminal. In short, bot is a zombie computer which launches attacks and with other controlled computer systems, collectively known as Botnets.

  3. How bot works? Bots can crawl into your system in many ways. It disseminates itself over the internet by looking out for unprotected and vulnerable computers to infect. Bots quickly affect the device and inform the owner back after finding an unprotected computer system. Till the time they carry out their task, their aim is to remain unknown and covered.

  4. What are the kinds of attacks the user might face after bot: a. Spambot- The common of all, it is a machine that distributes spam emails automatically. b. Click fraud- In this form a remote control let the bot group secretly select the links on sites, advertisements, bolstering numbers for marketers thus generating money. c. Denial of service- The main motto of this attack is to disrupt or disable the services by invading a network o ISP. d. Dial up bots- It looks like trying to link to dial-up modems and ask you to dial phone numbers.

  5. How Norton can protect you from Bots: To secure against the malicious bots, Symantec offer the following suggestions: a. Install the best software like Norton 360 and Norton Internet Security. b. For automatic upgrade, configure the software's settings. c. Enhance the security settings of your browser. d. While being online, constrict your user rights.

  6. e. Unless you validate the source, don't click on attachments. f. Make sure that your computer system is updated with latest Microsoft Windows Update. g. In order to ensure that your system has latest patches, make your computer security settings to update automatically.

  7. Contact Norton Support Canada for more details about the Bot threat at 1-844-888-3870 Call our skilled technicians if you are facing antivirus related issues at Norton technical support number 1-844-888-3870. Our experts are available at your service 24/7. They are here to help you with all the issues and update you with the new features as well.

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