In what it describes as its 'most complex effort to disrupt botnets to date', Microsoft has helped seize hundreds of web addresses to shut down several Zeus-based botnets.
On Friday, US marshals raided addresses in Pennsylvania and Illinois to shut down severs and gather evidence, as part of a civil suit brought by Microsoft. Microsoft's been able to take this step by arguing that the botnet operators have been violating its trademarks and damaging its reputation. It's the fourth big take-down for the company.
"Valuable evidence and intelligence gained in the operation will be used both to help rescue peoples
On Friday, US marshals raided addresses in Pennsylvania and Illinois to shut down severs and gather evidence, as part of a civil suit brought by Microsoft. Microsoft's been able to take this step by arguing that the botnet operators have been violating its trademarks and damaging its reputation. It's the fourth big take-down for the company.
"Valuable evidence and intelligence gained in the operation will be used both to help rescue peoples