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Microsoft reaches settlement with Kelihos botnet suspect

Microsoft reaches settlement with Kelihos botnet suspect
  • Posted October 27, 2011, 8:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Microsoft, IT Security
  • Microsoft has reached a settlement with the man named in last month's botnet sting. In September, Redmond incapacitated a medium-sized botnet dubbed Kelihos that controlled some 41,000 machines and was capable of sending 3.8 billion spam emails per day. Although…

Microsoft disables 41,000-strong Kelihos botnet

Microsoft disables 41,000-strong Kelihos botnet
  • Posted September 27, 2011, 7:08 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in The Web, IT Security
  • Microsoft added another notch to its belt today following the demise of a 41,000-strong botnet. Called Kelihos or Waledac 2.0, the zombie network was capable of sending 3.8 billion spam emails per day. While it isn't the biggest fish Microsoft has…

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