Microsoft Uses Legal System to Combat Cyber Criminals
Microsoft’s move is the latest escalation in a continuing battle against cyber crime
Microsoft Corp. launched a novel legal assault to take down a global network of PCs suspected of spreading spam and harmful computer code, adding what the company believes could become a potent weapon in the battle against cyber criminals.
But security experts say it isn’t yet clear how effective Microsoft’s approach will be, while online rights groups warn that the activities of innocent computer users could be inadvertently disrupted.
On Monday, a federal judge in Alexandria, Va., granted Microsoft’s request for an order to deactivate hundreds of Internet addresses that the company linked to an army of tens of thousands of PCs around the globe, infected with computer code that allows them to be harnessed to spread spam, malicious virus programs and mount mass attacks to disable Web sites.
The court order was issued under seal—a rare move in civil cases of this nature—to allow the company to secretly sever communications channels among the computers before the network’s operators could reestablish contact with the machines.
Makasih infonya mas Fatih…
Good and interesting information. Thanks for share…
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The legal power the judge assumed here borders on a separation of powers Constitutional violation. The judge essentially gave Microsoft the authority to declare war on these computers.
Ever been directed to a fake search engine on a newspaper’s front page? A magazine with an E-mail containing Mal-Ware? A bound book with a Phishing Scam? When was the last time Random House released an operating system with security holes? “Thou shalt reap what thee hath sown!”
what microsoft can’t do ?
Thanks for share mr fatih…
How if they do it in illegal way
thank’s for sharing,,
Nice info..good job for article…