The CRTC has issued its first warrant under the federal government's anti-spam legislation (credit to Harper and the Conservatives) to take down a Toronto-based malware server in an attempt to disrupt an international network of infected computers. The CRTC said the Toronto server acted as a command-and-control point for the Win32/Dorkbot malware, a family of related computer worms that spread through USB keys and instant messenging services and can steal usernames and passwords by watching your online activity.
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