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Estonian ISP Shuts Srizbi Back Down, For Now
wiedzmin writes "In response to the recent resurrection of the Srizbi botnet, an Estonian ISP has shut down the hosting company that was housing its new control servers. Starline Web Services, based in Estonia's capital Tallinn, had become the new home for the Srizbi botnet control center after the McColo hosting company (which was taken down earlier this month) has briefly come back to life last week, allowing the botnet to hand-off control to the Estonian network. After Estonia's biggest ISP Linxtelecom demanded that Starline Web Service be taken offline, the newly acquired Srizbi control servers went down with it. However, as the rootkit is armed with an algorithm that periodically generates new domain names where the malware then looks for new instructions, it is only a matter of time before a new set of control servers is created and used to manipulate one of the biggest spam botnets in the world."
The Russian authorities have an attitude problem, and don't give a tinker's damn about the crime being committed from their soil, as long as it isn't Russian citizens being targeted. Which goes part-way to explain why cybercriminals NEVER target people in their own countries.
You misspelled 'American' in your post. Twice.
> How about it just delete their NIC drivers and post the message?
Formating hard disks and writing a message to the boot sector will be a bit more efficient than this. Remember, a clean install in case of an infection is recommended even by Microsoft.
I object.
Why should I (and others) waste ~$100 dragging our computers to Best Buy or some other service center? Your proposal violates multiple individual rights (right of property, right of labor, right of money). It's my damn computer, my damn money, and *I* will decide whether or not to take it to the service center.
Stay the hell away from both my computer and my wallet. (I'm not angry, just flabbergasted that you think it's acceptable behavior to hijack other people's personal property and money.)
FOX NEWS.com should be BANNED from television and internet. Have the Congress take it over and give us Truespeak.
In essence this is the largest game of Wack-A-Mole ever played.
I say don't drink and drive, you might spill your drink. Before you get behind the wheel just stop and think.
I wouldn't, but then again I have an extremely rare terminal case of the principles.
This is the sig that says NI (again)
Where in the World is Botnet Sandiego?