Suspicious response rate and frequency of posting\n\n Bots can also be programmed to automatically send messages or links for commercial or spam purposes. If you receive a lot of suspicious links, offers, or messages with a continuous frequency, this may indicate that you are interacting with a bot.

Malware bots and internet bots can be programmed/hacked to break into user accounts, scan the internet for contact information, to send spam, or perform other harmful acts. To carry out these attacks and disguise the source of the attack traffic, attackers may distribute bad bots in a botnet  i.e., a bot network.