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Old 9th September, 2010, 07:14 PM
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Microsoft legal punch may change botnet battles forever

Senior Microsoft attorney Richard Boscovich says the company is expected to get a big win in its legal case against the operators of the Waledac botnet.

With court backing and a novel use of a civil procedure, Microsoft appears to be close to obliterating the Waledac spam botnet, changing the way online criminal operations are defeated.

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It isn't often MS does something that makes me smile...":O}
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