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There will always be the forces of good and evil at war on the net, that's what happens when you connect millions of users together. A DoS (Denial of Service) attack might cause your bot to ping out and leave IRC because it is too lagged to stay connected. Many such attacks originate from a network of hosts compromised by viruses. These turn infected machines into zombie drones under the control of virus writers and their lackies. Owners of these zombie PCs are often ignorant of their involvement in attacks. Unfortunately attacks are growing more sophisticated all the time.