Rustock takedown cuts global spam, but Bagle botnet takes over2011-03-30 09:55 by DanielaTags: Rustock, Bagle, Botnet, spam
Microsoft's recent take-down of the Rustock botnet saw spam levels drop by a third during March, according to Symantec unit MessageLabs. During 2010, Rustock accounted for 28 percent of botnet-created spam, blasting out 13.82 billion spam emails per day. But earlier this month, Microsoft and others successfully took action to down it, using trademark law to justify the seizure of the botnet's servers. In the days that followed, says MessageLabs, global spam volumes fell by 34 percent. But the respite is likely to be short-lived, with the Bagle botnet in particular poised to carry on where Rustock left off. Since the end of 2010, it's been sending around 8.31 billion spam emails each day, most linked to pharmaceutical products. Read more -here-
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