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Published 06/29/2009 by Web-User


Cutwail botnet 'recovers quickly'

The Cutwail botnet, which was recently dealt a blow when Californian ISP Pricewert was shut down, recovered in a matter of hours.

According to the MessageLabs Intelligence report for June 2009, the botnet, which was generating thousands of spam emails, was back to one-third of its...

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"Cutwail's recovery to one-third of its original levels, after only a few hours, highlights the progress spammers have made since the McColo shutdown in November" said Paul Wood, MessageLabs...
Cutwail botnet 'recovers quickly' [Web-User - 06/29/2009]
"Spammers have learned the importance of having a back-up for command and control channels" he continued
Cutwail botnet 'recovers quickly' [Web-User - 06/29/2009]

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