Note: In popular terminology, a âparanoidâ personality is characterized by suspicion and distrust of others; a tendency to look for hidden meaning behind other people's actions; argumentativeness; complaining; low tolerance for criticism; and a constant display of one's own talents, accomplishments, independence, and rationality.
bot 2. n. 1. A software program that imitates the behavior of a human, as in participating in chatroom or IRC discussions. 2. A software program, such as a spider, that performs automated tasks on the Internet.
Bot is actually short for robot â not the kind found in science fiction movies or on the production line in a manufacturing business. Bots are one of the most sophisticated types of crimeware facing the Internet today. Bots are similar to worms and Trojans, but earn their unique name by performing a wide variety of automated tasks on behalf of their master (the cybercriminals) who are often safely located somewhere far across the Internet.