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Virus writers flog infected IP addresses to spammers

Feb 25, 2004 12:41PM PST

GERMAN MAG c't said it has evidence to suggest that virus writers are selling the addresses of computers infected with trojans to spammers.

The magazine says it managed to track down the authors of a computer virus named Randex and buy the IP addresses of infected machines. And, since one of the virus distributors was found in the UK, c't grassed the scoundrel up to Scotland Yard. Arrests follow, they say.

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=14323

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