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Taking Down Botnets: Microsoft and the Rustock Botnet
The Official Microsoft Blog, March 17, 2011.
- Source type
- Other
- Published
- March 17, 2011
- Research grade
- T1
- Used in entries
- 6
Bibliographic record
- Publisher
- The Official Microsoft Blog
- Published
- March 17, 2011
- Source type
- Other
- Research grade
- Source grade T1
- Language
- English
- Official record
- Not an official publication
- What it supports
- Supporting detail not recorded.
- Dataset id
- src_microsoft_rustock_2011
How this source is used
Cited 6 times across 3 record types.
The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards.
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Cited by
Takedown records
1 citation
Cited on the takedown record itself.
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Rustock botnet takedownPrimary source
Malware and botnets, March 2011
Organization roles
3 citations
Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.
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Microsoft Digital Crimes UnitPrimary source
Operational lead, Rustock botnet takedown
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United States Marshals ServicePrimary source
Infrastructure seizure, Rustock botnet takedown
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National High Tech Crime UnitPrimary source
Foreign partner, Rustock botnet takedown
Infrastructure
2 citations
Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.
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Command and control serverPrimary source
Command and control server seized, Rustock botnet takedown
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Command and control serverPrimary source
Command and control server disabled, Rustock botnet takedown