<s>
Akbot	B-Application
was	O
a	O
computer	O
virus	O
that	O
infected	O
an	O
estimated	O
1.3	O
million	O
computers	O
and	O
added	O
them	O
to	O
a	O
botnet	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Akbot	B-Application
is	O
an	O
IRC	B-Protocol
controlled	O
backdoor	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Akbot	B-Application
operates	O
by	O
joining	O
IRC	B-Protocol
servers	O
and	O
the	O
waiting	O
for	O
further	O
instructions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
installed	O
,	O
Akbot	B-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
gather	O
data	O
,	O
kill	O
processes	O
,	O
or	O
perform	O
DDOS	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
