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Dorkbot (malware)
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<p>Dorkbot is a family of <a href="/facts/Malware/5ee7TLFR">malware</a> <a href="/facts/Computer_worm/9qKR1Hx5">worms</a> that spreads through <a href="/facts/Instant_messaging/8lwwDyjK">instant messaging</a>, <a href="/facts/USB_flash_drive/Jv0qmTCF">USB drives</a>, <a href="/facts/Website/SAsjJnca">websites</a> or <a href="/facts/Social_media/kUIkfpIA">social media</a> channels like <a href="/facts/Facebook/0IhXFR6u">Facebook</a>. <i>Code Shikara</i> is a <a href="/facts/Computer_worm/9qKR1Hx5">computer worm</a>, related to the Dorkbot family, that attacks through <a href="/facts/Social_engineering_attack/7obTw773">social engineering</a>. Particularly prevalent in 2015, Dorkbot-infected systems were variously used to send <a href="/facts/Spamming/Qc9IL60W">spam</a>, participate in <a href="/facts/Denial-of-service_attack/6nkoK02J">DDoS attacks</a>, or harvest <a href="/facts/Registered_user/0UqHbPP2">users' credentials</a>. </p>