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Internet bots, also known as web robots, WWW robots or simply bots, are software applications that run automated tasks over the Internet. Typically, bots perform tasks that are both simple and structurally repetitive, at a much higher rate than would be possible for a human alone. The largest use of bots is in web spidering, in which an automated script fetches, analyzes and files information from web servers at many times the speed of a human. Each server can have a file called robots.txt, containing rules for the spidering of that server that the bot is supposed to obey. In addition to their uses outlined above, bots may also be implemented where a response speed faster than that of humans is required (e.g., gaming bots and auction-site robots) or less commonly in situations where the emulation of human activity is required, for example chat bots. Contents 1 Commercial purposes 2 Charitable purposes 2.1 On FreeRice 3 Malicious purposes 4 Bots in popular culture 5 See also 6 References 7 External links // Commercial purposesThere has been a great deal of controversy about the use of bots in an automated trading function. Auction website eBay has been to court in an attempt to suppress a third-party company from using bots to traverse their site looking for bargains; this approach backfired on eBay and attracted the attention of further bots. The United Kingdom-based bet exchange Betfair saw such a large amount of traffic coming from bots they launched a WebService API aimed at bot programmers through which Betfair can actively manage these bots. Charitable purposesBots have also been known to fast-track the purposes of charities, one of which is FreeRice. On FreeRiceSince FreeRice became well-known through Digg.com and other news sources,1 many programming-adept users created scripts to automatically play the game for them. The scripts operate far faster than humans alone and run for 24 hours a day. At first, the scripts got only ≈1/4 of the words correct by random chance. Eventually, these bots were adapted with automated online dictionary search, dictionary files, and word database dumps so the programs can choose the correct answers the first time more often. The word database dumps were created so when the incorrect answer was chosen, the bots would record the correct answer the next page would show. Thus, the bot would choose the correct answer whenever it happened upon the same words later. Due to the growing number of scripts used on FreeRice, the number of rice donated has remarkably risen. Currently there are no rules governing "ricebots", as they are called. Until those rules are formed, anyone is free to program and use the scripts. With a delay of about 3 seconds between iterations, it is estimated that a script can feed about 8 people per day, if running 24/7.2 The idea was taken even further to create a multi-threaded bot which can run fifty or more browser instances at a time, enough to liberate as much as 600,000 grains of rice per hour or to feed 720 people per day.3 One script with 1,000 threads was able to donate over 3,000,000 grains in just a few hours. Donated rice comes from the advertisements from sponsors, therefore abuse of scripts will likely lead to catastrophe, as advertisers prefer that actual people view their advertisements. Knowing the existence of the bots, FreeRice updated their FAQ explaining the potential damage of botting.4 Some bots have made changes to make sure they won't spoil the FreeRice spirit.5 Malicious purposesAnother, more malicious use of bots is the coordination and operation of an automated attack on networked computers, such as a denial-of-service attack by a botnet. Internet bots can also be used to commit click fraud and more recently have seen usage around MMORPG games as computer game bots. A spambot is an internet bot that attempts to spam large amounts of content on the Internet, usually adding advertising links. There are malicious bots (and botnets) of the following types: Spambots that harvest email addresses from internet forums, contact forms or guestbook pages Downloader programs that suck bandwidth by downloading entire web sites Web site scrapers that grab the content of web sites and re-use it without permission on automatically generated doorway pages Viruses and worms DDoS attacks Botnets / zombie computers; etc. File-name modifiers on peer-to-peer file-sharing networks. These change the names of files (often containing malware) to match user search queries. Automating the entry of internet sweepstakes or instant win games to get an advantage Automating tasks on promotional web sites to win prizes Bots are also used to buy up good seats for concerts, particularly by ticket brokers who resell the tickets. Bots are employed against entertainment event-ticketing sites, like TicketMaster.com. The bots are used by ticket brokers to unfairly obtain the best seats for themselves while depriving the general public from also having a chance to obtain the good seats. The bot runs through the purchase process and obtains better seats by pulling as many seats back as it can. Bots are often used in massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG) to farm for resources that would otherwise take significant time or effort to obtain; this is a concern for most online in-game economies.The most widely used anti-bot technique is the use of CAPTCHA, which is a form of Turing test used to distinguish between a human user and a less-sophisticated AI-powered bot, by the use of graphically encoded human-readable text. Several web sites such as TrueCheaters.com are dedicated to writing bots to help give the members of their community unfair advantages in a variety of things on the internet.6 Bots in popular culture The Basshunter song "Boten Anna" makes many references to IRC Bots, but confusingly also features the singer riding a boat, which is wordplay of the Swedish language (Bot (Bot) and Boat (Båt) in Swedish are pronounced similarly). During the naming contest for a Hungarian bridge, Colbert Nation forum members developed a bot to stuff the ballot box. Stephen Colbert asked his viewers to cease their voting to name the bridge after him, and apologized to the Hungarians with a large segment on his show, The Colbert Report. See also Chatterbot Botnet Interactive online characters IRC bot Knowbot Spambot References ^ "Give free rice to the hungry". Digg. http://www.digg.com/offbeat_news/Give_FREE_Rice_to_the_Hungry. ^ "RiceMaker Bot script". http://smokyflavor.wikispaces.com/RiceMaker. ^ "Ruby Multithreaded Freerice Script". http://davetroy.blogspot.com/2007/11/hacking-freericecom-program-to-feed.html. ^ "FreeRice FAQ". http://www.freerice.com/faq.html. ^ "FreeRice bot with support for adclicking". http://quangntenemy.blogspot.com/2007/11/freerice-continued.html. ^ "Internet community based on creating bots". http://TrueCheaters.com. External links Spotlight On Bots: The World’s Most Un-Wanted BotsSetting the automated internet bot's preferences Automated Internet Bot: Choose which internet pictures and movies to ... The Auto-Pilot, like any internet bot, is not that smart at the start, but it can be trained! ... www.nicisoft.com/ Is the Internet a Fundamental Right? [POLL] In a study conducted by the BBC World Service , four in five respondents said they believe web access is a fundamental right. Ninety percent described the Internet as “a great place to learn,” and 78% considered it a source of “greater freedom.” A bit more than half said that the Internet should not be regulated by government at all. Twenty-seven thousand people form 26 countries were surveyed ... Internet Robot Operation Manual 2. Instructions for Starting Software and Connecting to Robot Server ... Now you can operate the robot through internet. 3. Instructions for Client Software for Operating Robot ... me.hawaii.edu/HRIL/teachrobot/ How cybercriminals invade social networks, companies SAN FRANCISCO — "Hey Alice, look at the pics I took of us last weekend at the picnic. Bob" ![]() Malicious Bots: An Inside Look into the Cyber-Criminal Underground of the Internet Auerbach Publications MySecureCyberspace: Internet Bot An Internet bot is a software program that performs tasks over the Internet in an automated manner that is much faster than a person would be able to do. ... mysecurecyberspace.com/ Social networks give cybercriminals an open invite SAN FRANCISCO -- "Hey Alice, look at the pics I took of us last weekend at the picnic. Bob" That Facebook message, sent last fall between co-workers at a large U.S. financial firm, rang true enough. Alice had, in fact, attended a picnic with Bob, who mentioned the outing on his Facebook profile page. ItosckPhoto + Yahoo Ésta vez sobre Meneame y ss momentos de espera para tomar un refrigerio mientras los demás queremos entrar D Internet Robot - Home Home. About. Contact. No value set for Home. No value set for copyright ... www.robotscheduler.com Jalan Raja Bot, Jalan Haji Hussein Markets To Be Closed On Saturday For Cleaning :: Bernama.com KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 (Bernama) -- The Jalan Raja Bot market and Jalan Haji Hussein open market will be closed on Saturday for cleaning purposes, in conjunction with Kuala Lumpur Cleaning Day. todo lo que no contamos en la vida real todo aquello que no se lo decimos a alguno de nuestros amigos o familiares y sin embargo en twitter lo expresamos con total libertad y transparencia Fuente | Datamation Robot solves Internet robot problem "I had gotten stung by a 'bot," Blum realized. Robots, or automated programs, now ... It's become a major problem on the Internet, as has the use of 'bots to register for ... www.postgazette.com/ Turn Your Roomba Into a Household Google Bot Wael Chatila writes "By adding an on-board computer and a camera on a Roomba, the Roomba can be used to index your home. As a bonus, you can also control the Roomba across an internet connection, and see the images from the camera — a spybot for you to check on your own home while you are out." Read more of this story at Slashdot. NASA Internet Robotics Resources Index Explore the fundamentals of robotics with these robot kits. ... Internet Robotics Information - Indiana University's list of internet robot resources ... ranier.hq.nasa.gov/ How cybercriminals invade social networks, companies Using information on sites such as Twitter and Facebook, crooks are sneaking inside corporate networks to spread spyware and steal information. internet robot zombies " A Blue Star - Rantings from Steven ... sooner or later you will start getting attacked by internet robot zombies. ... This spam and back links generate revenue for the creator of the robot. ... www.abluestar.com/blog/ Fortinet's January Threatscape Report Rings in Busy New Year, Highest Levels of Malicious Code Ever Detected Fortinet’s January Threatscape Report Rings in Busy New Year, Highest Levels of Malicious Code Ever Detected. Bredolab Maintains Dominance with New Variants and Web Mailing Engine; Brings Japan to Num FeedBurner ultimamente es un servicio que se asemeja a una caja de bombones por que nunca sabes lo que te va a tocar Ya hace tiempo empezaron los problemas con el crawler e A Little Different View of the Speecys Internet Robot (Video ... One of the big problems we consistently face as technologists is in recognizing and understanding new advances. ... A Little Different View of the Speecys Internet Robot (Video) ... www.robots-dreams.com/2007/09/ Desde hace casi más de un mes se venía notando que el bot o crawler oficial de Google para las conexiones de RSS llamado Google Feedfetcher se había quedado como congelado en sus cifras March off the zombies: Yeomen of silicon armies, 'Bots' soldier forth helped in their quest to decimate computer networks into data wastelands by the interdependence ... RISK): An article from: Risk & Insurance Thomson Gale Shopping bots: Leveraging intended purchases to drive valume (Digital Commerce strategies : generating consumer transactions) Jpiter Communications Mutual respect is the key to US-China relations
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