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With Legal Nod, Microsoft Ambushes Waledac Botnet
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Posted by Donster on: 2010-02-25 16:08:28 261
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By Lance Whitney @ CNET News
Microsoft is intent on eliminating the Waledac botnet and is using the legal system to help.
Tim Cranton, Microsoft's associate general counsel, wrote Thursday on the company's blog that Microsoft has been shutting down Waledac by working with technology partners and taking legal action.
In response to a complaint filed by Microsoft, a federal judge issued on Monday a temporary restraining order to shut down 227 Internet domains believed to be run by cybercriminals spreading the Waledac spambot.
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