Microsoft disables 41,000-strong Kelihos botnet

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 fried, this marks the first time it has named a defendant in a botnet case. One alleged operator has been personally notified of the actions against him as of 8:15AM Central Europe time on Monday.
In its Virginia federal court filing, Microsoft alleges that Dominique Alexander Piatti of the Czech Republic used the free domain service dotFREE Group to operate and control Kelihos -- namely with "cz.cc" domains. In addition to hosting Kelihos, cz.cc d... »read more

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