Definitions for "Nematocyst "
A lasso cell, or thread cell. See Lasso cell, under Lasso.
stinging cells found in cnidarians.
a microscopic stinging organelle produced by anemones, corals, and hydroids and contained within the special sac, the cnidosac.
Keywords:  spamforo, botnet, useless, fake, trojan
Nematocyst is an active counter-measure for the spamforo trojan botnet. Spamforo makes the infected machines send piles of spam; nematocyst emulates an infected machine, but doesn't send any spam. The intent is to make the trojan network useless by loading it with fake slave clients.
Keywords:  cnidocyst, older, name
Older name for a cnidocyst.