Microsoft Attempts To Kill Waledac Botnet
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In an attempt to curtail the spam epidemic affecting the world wide web, Microsoft has secured a federal court order which allows it to axe 277 domain names that are being used by hackers to control a massive network of PCs, which in turn are used to spread spam. Microsoft said in an official statement that it had acquired permission to terminate 277 domain names controlled by the Waledac Botnet. The entity is supposedly being controlled by Eastern European...
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