London : The world's most prolific source of spam e-mails -- an international network of virus-infected computers -- has been shut down in a series of coordinated raids by Microsoft and US federal authorities.
The Rustock botnet had for years generated billions of e-mails per day, promoting unlicensed online pharmacies and cut-price anti-impotence pills. A botnet is a collection of software agents that run autonomously and automatically.
But early last week, security firms noticed that e-mail traffic from Rustock completely collapsed, the Telegraph reports.
The Rustock botnet had for years generated billions of e-mails per day, promoting unlicensed online pharmacies and cut-price anti-impotence pills. A botnet is a collection of software agents that run autonomously and automatically.
But early last week, security firms noticed that e-mail traffic from Rustock completely collapsed, the Telegraph reports.
