Notorious botnet Rustock stops sending spam2011-03-17 09:57 by DanielaTags: Botnet, spam, Rustock
The notorious Rustock botnet, which at one point was responsible for sending out more than half of the world's spam, has completely dried up and its control servers have stopped responding, according to security experts. At around 3pm GMT on Wednesday the botnet shut down and has been quiet ever since, security expert Brian Krebs first revealed on his blog. "For years, Rustock has been the most prolific purveyor of spam – mainly junk messages touting online pharmacies and male enhancement pills," he wrote. "But late Wednesday morning Eastern Time, dozens of internet servers used to coordinate these spam campaigns ceased operating, apparently almost simultaneously." However, in recent months the botnet's output has waned and been overtaken by other bots such as Bagle, meaning overall spam levels are unlikely to be seriously dented as a result. Read more -here-
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