What Does Bothunter Mean?
In IT, a bothunter is a tool provisioned to assess or work with virtual “bots.” A common example of a bothunter is a UNIX utility (known as “BotHunter”) that looks at “bot” behavior within a network.
Techopedia Explains Bothunter
The makers of the Unix BotHunter describe it as a “network defense algorithm” that detects certain kinds of automated scripts such as spambots, worms, adware and different types of malware programs. The BotHunter tool is partially derived from an algorithm referred to as “network dialog correlation” developed in private research by trade groups.
