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Software makers Microsoft Corp and Symantec Corp disrupt a global cyber crime operation that infected thousands of PCs with malicious software. Technicians raid data centers on Wednesday to shut down servers of the cybercrime operation, known as the Bamital botnet. The servers communicated with an estimated 300,000 to 1 million PCs. The companies say the operation hijacked internet search results, installed computer viruses for identity theft, and fraudulently charge businesses for online ad clicks. Microsoft and Symantec are offering users of infected PCs free tools to restore access to web searches.
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