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Which of the following statements about botnets is not true?

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1. Eighty percent of the world’s malware is delivered by botnets.
2. Botnets are often used to perpetrate DDoS attacks.
3. Botnets are often used for click fraud.
4. It is not possible to make a smartphone part of a botnet.

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Answer: It is not possible to make a smartphone part of a botnet.

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Botnets are collections of devices that have been infected with malware, which allows remote attackers to control these devices and use them for their own malicious purposes. Botnets can be used for a variety of purposes, including sending spam email, launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, and stealing information.

It is not possible to make a smartphone part of a botnet. A botnet is a collection of devices that have been infected with malware, which allows remote attackers to control these devices and use them for their own malicious purposes. Botnets can be used for a variety of purposes, but the most common use is sending spam email. To send spam email using a botnet, the attacker needs to find an a smartphone that is vulnerable to SMS spoofing and infect it with malware. Once the phone is infected, the attacker can use it to send spam emails without anyone knowing about it.

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