CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor – Question1825

In order to coordinate the activity of many infected computers, attackers have used coordinating systems known as:

A.
wormnets
B. trojannets
C. spynets
D. botnets
E. rootnets
F. backdoor

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

Explanation:
In order to coordinate the activity of many infected computers, attackers are used coordinating systems known as botnets. In a botnet, the malware or mailbot logs in to an Internet Relay Chat channel or other chat system. The attacker can then give instructions to all the infected systems simultaneously.