Spam-Bot Intrusion Caught — Now What?

An anonymous reader wonders: "I've recently detected and halted an intrusion on my home computer, taken some actions to prevent further intrusions, and located the software that was running a bot agent. Cursory examination showed that the bot software is intended for acting as an agent for spamming. Configuration files distinctly point at the user/host/domain of several bot-herders — damning evidence. Nothing would please me more than to see this botnet to be caught and disassembled, I'm sure much of the internet-using community would support this. Thanks in advance for your suggestions. So, to whom should I disclose this information for appropriate investigation, follow up, and countermeasures? "

Comments

Use your government

[tigersha]

Easy.

Hack into the US Navy weapons control website.

Search for a file called "city-coords.txt".

Find out what the lat and long is of the spammer.

Change the line "Al Queda Base 4:xxx" to reflect the new coordinates.

Dress as Osama and make a press release with a big "Base 4" sign behind you. Use a good make-up artist if you want.

Two days leater and BAM!!! the spammer is gone. Your tax dollars at work for you!