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This programme automatically searches for information and performs repetitive tasks. A bot can also generate generic traffic over the network. While bots are not always malicious, the most common are Internet relay chat (IRC) bots that can instal malware or potentially unwanted programs, distribute compromised machine lists, and organise zombies for distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.

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