different between malicious vs botherder

English

Alternative forms

• malitious (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French malicios, from Latin malitiosus, from malitia (“malice”), from malus (“bad”). Displaced native Old English yfelwillende.

Pronunciation

• enPR: m?l?sh'?s, IPA^(key): /m??l???s/

Adjective

malicious (comparative more malicious, superlative most malicious)

1. Of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite
2. spiteful and deliberately harmful

   He was sent off for a malicious tackle on Jones.

Synonyms

• malevolent
• evil
• See also Thesaurus:evil

Derived terms

• maliciously
• maliciousness
• malicious mischief

Translations

English

Etymology

bot +? herder

Noun

botherder (plural botherders)

1. (Internet, computer security) A malicious hacker who controls a botnet.
   • 2007, Larry Chaffin, Craig Schiller, Anton Chuvakin, Infosecurity 2008 Threat Analysis

     After securing the computer against antivirus tools, previous hackers, and detection by the user, the botherder might check to see what else might be here.

Synonyms

• botmaster

Anagrams

• brothered