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The thread centers on a Microsoft lawyer rebutting claims that Kaspersky’s described botnet is “indestructible” or “practically indestructible,” arguing that no botnet is beyond takedown if the legal and technical standards are met. The key points offered cite Microsoft’s experience in previous botnet takedowns (including Rustock) to support the claim that similar efforts can work elsewhere. Overall sentiment in the post is skeptical of absolute security assertions and confident that botnets can be dismantled.

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Attorney refutes Kaspersky claims of untouchable network

No botnet is invulnerable, a Microsoft lawyer involved with the Rustock take-down said, countering claims that another botnet was "practically indestructible."
"If someone says that a botnet is indestructible, they are not being very creative legally or technically," Richard Boscovich, a senior attorney with Microsoft's Digital Crime Unit said. "Nothing is impossible. That's a pretty high standard."
Instrumental in the effort that led to the seizure of Rustock's command-and-control servers in March, Boscovich said Microsoft's experience in tLink Removed in early 2010 and of Link Removed and Rustock this year show that any botnet can be exterminated.

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