Microsoft Botnet-hunting Tool Helps Bust Hackers

Posted by tracyanne on Apr 30, 2008 5:13 AM EDT
PCWorld; By Robert McMillan 		Mail this story
Print this story

Botnet fighters have another tool in their arsenal, thanks to Microsoft. The software vendor is giving law enforcers access to a special tool that keeps tabs on botnets, using data compiled from the 450 million computer users who have installed the Malicious Software Removal tool that ships with Windows.

Basically Microsoft, who are responsible for the botnet epidemic, by selling millions of insecure computers, are invading the privacy of windows users in order to fight the very epidemic they helped start.

Full Story

  Nav
» Read more about: Story Type: News Story; Groups: Microsoft

« Return to the newswire homepage

Subject Topic Starter Replies Views Last Post
a perfect ecosystem tuxchick 5 1,443 May 1, 2008 9:37 AM

You cannot post until you login.