Microsoft, one of the titan’s in the busniess world has brought down the world’s largest spam network, Rustock.

Rustock which was formed around 2006, ran from computers running Microsoft Windows and was capable of sending out 25,000 spam messages an hour from an infected PC according to the wiki for the spambot. 

While working with federal agents, Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit was able to attain some of the machines that were running the virus spreader and were able to work with different countries like China and Netherlands to begin the process of disabling the program that was out of the United States.  Microsoft later joined forces with Pfizer, FireEye, and the University of Washington to fully put an end to Rustock and they are now working on cleaning machines that were affected by Rustock’s  malware.

via DownloadSquad (thanks PK)

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I had heard about this. Pretty cool that they actively work to take stuff like this down.

I thought so too, Dat. You usually only hear the negative news bits about companies like MS. The fact that this story was barely covered, is testament to that. I'm not saying negative things shouldn't be written about companies, but when they do something that benefits us all, they should at least get a pat on the back for it.

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I agree .. well done MS!!

Great to hear about projects like this that companies like Microsoft use for the better.

yea its hard to find ppl saying good things they have done for us in the recent years:( but ohh well at least somthing leaked that they did try and help us... we may hate them but i don't think alot of ppl are jumping over to distros of linux:) lol

when i first read the title....i though this was about 4chan xD......

guess im wrong but still cool tho lol

This is pretty cool of them, too.

http://www.globalnerdy.com/2011/03/15/microsoft-and-the-relief-efforts-in-japan/

This, too.

http://www.istartedsomething.com/20110323/bing-japans-condolence-image-of-the-day/

Very awesome PK. It's heartwarming to know they are reaching out in a time of need.

Great to hear about the good sides of Microsoft.