Editing Open proxy (section)

==Disadvantages==
It is possible for a computer to run as an open proxy server without the computer's owner knowing it. This can result from misconfiguration of proxy software running on the computer, or from infection with [[malware]] ([[computer virus|viruses]], [[trojan horse (computing)|trojans]] or [[computer worm|worms]]) designed for this purpose.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.acma.gov.au/Industry/Internet/e-Security/Australian-Internet-Security-Initiative/accidental-spamming-and-zombies-esecurity-i-acma|title = Accidental spamming, zombies and spoofing|access-date = 2015-12-08|publisher = [[Australian Communications and Media Authority]]|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151225043140/http://www.acma.gov.au/Industry/Internet/e-Security/Australian-Internet-Security-Initiative/accidental-spamming-and-zombies-esecurity-i-acma|archive-date = 2015-12-25|url-status = dead}}</ref> If it is caused by malware, the infected computer is known as a [[zombie computer]].