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BotMaster

The botmaster is the person who control a Dosnet or botnet a system of compromised pcs called bots or drones. He usually connects to the network via proxies, bouncers or shells to hide his IP address. He uses a password to authenticate himself, when the bots have verified the password (and possible other criteria for authentication) they are under his command.

See also Zombie Master.

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