February 25, 2010, 9:38AM
Waledac Spam Botnet Domains Neutered
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With the help of a U.S. federal judge, Microsoft has struck a blow against one of the Internet's worst sources of spam: the notorious Waledac botnet. Microsoft said that it had been granted a court order that will cut off 277 .com domains associated with the botnet. Read the full article. [Computerworld]
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