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The Rustock botnet was a major source of spam, taken down in March 2011 through a Microsoft-led international effort involving legal action and seizure of command-and-control servers. Microsoft offered a $250,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible. The takedown involved diplomacy, secrecy, and intellectual property law, and was Microsoft's second global botnet takedown after Waledac. Evidence suggested the botnet was operated by Russians. The Rustock takedown caused an immediate drop in global spam volumes. Discussions on WindowsForum.com cover the reward, the legal strategies used, and the impact on spam.
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Windows 7 Microsoft offers $250,000 reward for information on botnet
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Windows 7 Microsoft offering $250,000 reward for Rustock botnet info
Microsoft offering $250,000 reward for Rustock botnet info | ZDNet- JMH
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Windows 7 Microsoft lawyer claims no botnet is indestructible
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Windows 7 Rustock updates and Advance Notification Service for the July 2011 Security Bulletin Release.
Rustock updates and Advance Notification Service for the July 2011 Security Bulletin Release - MSRC - Site Home - TechNet Blogs- JMH
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Rustock updates and Advance Notification Service for the July 2011 Security Bulletin Release
Hello all -- This week we released a Link Removedthat showcases some of the data we amassed in the wake of the big Rustock botnet takedown in the spring of 2010. The new SIR also delves into the diplomacy, secrecy and intellectual property law that all played important roles in the successful...- News
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Microsoft fingers Russians over Rustock spam botnet
The Rustock botnet, taken down earlier this year in a Microsoft-led action, appears to have been operated by Russians according to evidence collected by the company. Court action by Microsoft saw the Rustock botnet taken offline in March, causing an almost immediate drop in global spam...- reghakr
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700,000 stolen condoms found by police in Malaysia
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) claimed credit on Thursday for taking down one of the biggest producers of spam e-mail in a joint effort with federal authorities across the United States. The world's biggest software company said its legal action against the operator of the Rustock 'botnet' -- or...- cybercore
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