Tag Archives: Rustock Botnet
Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit Took Down Rustock Botnet
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About a year ago, The Digital Crimes Unit at Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) took down the botnet Waledac as part of an operation called “Operation b49.” Recently they have taken down one of the most complex botnets called Rustock Botnet.
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Categories Microsoft Corporation, Rustock Botnet
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Spam-Generating Program Rustock Botnet Gets Taken Down
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The amount of junk e-mail being sent out plummeted today as the result of a coordinated takedown of the Rustock botnet. Rustock is one of the largest spam-generating programs. Rustock generally pushed online pharmacy and male enhancement pills into people’s inboxes. Apparently the servers used for coordinating these spam messages stop operating all at once.
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Categories Joe Stewart, Rustock Botnet, SecureWorks
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