Microsoft Reaches Settlement with Second Kelihos Defendant

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The identification of the code developer and the subsequent evidence compiled in this case allowed us to collect important intelligence and data on how botnets are built and how cybercriminals are able to access the code used to build them.
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Kelihos botnet lawsuit: Microsoft backpedals:

Microsoft has settled its complaint against software programmer Andrey N Sabelnikov. In late January this year, the company accused the young Russian citizen of being one of the Kelihos botnet operators. A new joint statement has now clarified that the St. Petersburg-based programmer was only responsible for some of the code that was later used as part of the Kelihos botnet.

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