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Huge ‘botnet’ amputated, but criminals reconnect (AP)

March 11th, 2010 · No Comments

AP – The sudden takedown of an Internet provider helping spread a promiscuous piece of malicious software has cut off criminals from possibly millions of personal computers under their control.
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