Zombie<p>A zombie computer is a computer is connected to the Internet that has been compromised by a hacker, a computer virus, or a trojan horse. Generally, a compromised machine is only one of many in a botnet, and is used to perform malicious tasks of one sort or another under remote direction.</p> <p>See also: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie_(computing)">Zombie</a></p>