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# What Are We Up Against? (5 of 6) - Zombies and Botnets - A **zombie** is a computer that has been hacked - Hacker uses the computer to run repetitive software in the background - A **botnet** is an entire network of zombies - Dictionary Attack - Used to crack a long password b...

# What Are We Up Against? (5 of 6) - Zombies and Botnets - A **zombie** is a computer that has been hacked - Hacker uses the computer to run repetitive software in the background - A **botnet** is an entire network of zombies - Dictionary Attack - Used to crack a long password by trying words in a dictionary - Rainbow Tables - Contains a long list of plaintext passwords and the password hash list (after it is encrypted)

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