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Researchers Infiltrate Kraken Botnet, Could Clean It out

Gregg Keizer, Computerworld

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Most of the TippingPoint blog readers who logged comments took Pierce's side. "Clean them. If you don't, a rival bot net owner will," said one anonymous user.

Others, however, agreed with Endler. "You not only face a moral dilemma, but updating a computer without authorization is illegal in the U.S.," said a user identified as Roan. "I fall on the side of pro-active patching, but there is more than just the moral decision to decide upon before taking action."

In the U.S., the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act prohibits unauthorized access to others' PCs; also, state anti-spyware laws have been regularly used to prosecute people who have accessed machines without permission.

Pierce has posted a video (Flash file) of the fake Kraken server connecting with, then cleaning, an in-the-lab system infected with the bot.

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