Taking Down Botnets: Microsoft and the Rustock Botnet

[siljaline]

(http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft...ck-botnet.aspx)

Silj


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[1PW]

On 3/25/2011 2:53 AM, siljaline wrote:
> (http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft...ck-botnet.aspx)
>
> Silj

Greetings:

Thanks for the good link Silj.

Now if M$ would similarly help with Conficker, Zeus, Mariposa,
BredoLab and Cutwail.

All of which, when combined, make Waldec and Rustock look like
sniveling inconveniences.

BTW, the beta release of BotHunter v1.6.0 was recently announced:

<http://www.bothunter.net>

FWIW

[Dustin]

1PW <1PW@INVALID.net> wrote in news:imhq79$u6q$1@dont-email.me:

> On 3/25/2011 2:53 AM, siljaline wrote:
>> (http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft...chive/2011/03/
>> 18/taking-down-botnets-microsoft-and-the-rustock-botnet.aspx)
>>
>> Silj
>
> Greetings:
>
> Thanks for the good link Silj.
>
> Now if M$ would similarly help with Conficker, Zeus, Mariposa,
> BredoLab and Cutwail.
>
> All of which, when combined, make Waldec and Rustock look like
> sniveling inconveniences.
>
> BTW, the beta release of BotHunter v1.6.0 was recently announced:
>
> <http://www.bothunter.net>
>
> FWIW
>

Very cool. thanks for the share man.


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From: "Dustin" <bughunter.dustin@gmail.com>

| 1PW <1PW@INVALID.net> wrote in news:imhq79$u6q$1@dont-email.me:

>> On 3/25/2011 2:53 AM, siljaline wrote:
>>> (http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft...chive/2011/03/
>>> 18/taking-down-botnets-microsoft-and-the-rustock-botnet.aspx)

>>> Silj

>> Greetings:

>> Thanks for the good link Silj.

>> Now if M$ would similarly help with Conficker, Zeus, Mariposa,
>> BredoLab and Cutwail.

>> All of which, when combined, make Waldec and Rustock look like
>> sniveling inconveniences.

>> BTW, the beta release of BotHunter v1.6.0 was recently announced:

>> <http://www.bothunter.net>

>> FWIW


| Very cool. thanks for the share man.


Thanks go to the the US Army ARL and RDECOM for funding SRI in the project :-)


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[Dustin]

"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in
news:imj1g802j2o@news3.newsguy.com:

> Thanks go to the the US Army ARL and RDECOM for funding SRI in the
> project :-)

Well in that case, I thank them as well; not only for the app but for the
work they do everyday.


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