5 1. This Convention shall apply, in accordance with its provisions, to the prevention, investigation and prosecution of the offences and other unlawful acts established in accordance with Articles 6-17 of this Convention as well as implementation of measures to detect, deter and eliminate the consequences of such acts, including suspension of operations related to assets as a result of committing any offence and other unlawful acts established under this Convention, seizure, confiscation and return of the proceeds from such crimes. 2. For the purposes of implementing this Convention, it shall not be necessary, except as otherwise stated herein, for the offences and other unlawful acts set forth in it to result in damage. Article 3. Protection of sovereignty 1. The States Parties shall carry out their obligations under this Convention in accordance with the principles of state sovereignty, sovereign equality of States and non-intervention in the domestic affairs of other States. 2. This Convention shall not entitle a State Party to exercise in the territory of another State the jurisdiction and functions that are reserved exclusively for the authorities of that other State in accordance with its domestic law. Article 4. Terms and definitions For the purposes of this Convention: "Seizure of property" shall mean temporary prohibition of transfer, conversion, disposition or movement of property or temporary assumption of custody or control of property on the basis of an order issued by a court or other competent authority; "Botnet" shall mean two or more ICT devices with malicious software downloaded which is managed centrally and without users’ knowledge; "Malicious software" shall mean software which is objectively characterized by unauthorized modification, destruction, copying, information denial, or neutralization of software used to secure information;