zombie computers

A form of zombie computer — A computer connected to the Internet that has been compromised by a hacker by means of a computer virus, computer worm, or Trojan horse program and can be used to perform malicious tasks under the remote direction of the hacker.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of zombie computer
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