A botnet is a large group of computers that someone has secretly taken over and now uses as a team. Each hijacked machine is called a bot; together they form a network — a botnet.

A botnet is a large group of computersBotnet是一大群電腦 that someone has secretly taken over被某個人偷偷接管 and now uses as a team現在被當成一個團隊來使用Each hijacked machine is called a bot每一台被劫持的機器叫做一個bot; together they form a network — a botnet合起來就形成一個網路——一個botnet

The person in control can make them send spam (unwanted email), attack websites, or steal information, while the real owners often have no idea anything is wrong. The word belongs to computer security, but news stories use it too when a big attack happens.

The person in control can make them send spam (unwanted email), attack websites, or steal information操控的人可以叫這些電腦發送垃圾郵件、攻擊網站，或竊取資料, while the real owners often have no idea anything is wrong而真正的機主往往完全不知道出了問題The word belongs to computer security這個字屬於資安領域, but news stories use it too when a big attack happens但發生重大攻擊事件時，新聞報導也會用它

Though actually, bot here does not mean a metal robot in a factory. It means a program, or a computer, that is being run by someone else. The “net” is the web of machines, not a fishing net.

Though actually不過其實, bot here does not mean a metal robot in a factory這裡的bot不是指工廠裡那種金屬機器人It means a program, or a computer, that is being run by someone else它指的是一個被別人操控在跑的程式，或是一台電腦The "net" is the web of machines這裡的「net」是機器組成的網路, not a fishing net不是漁網