Microsoft says Russian anti-virus developer behind Kelihos botnet

January 24, 2012 11:09 AM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

Microsoft has accused a Russian former anti-virus software developer of creating the Kelihos botnet, which sent out 3.8 billion spam messages every day in its prime.

Andrey Sabelnikov, who currently lives in St. Petersburg, Russia, was once a “software engineer …

Web.com acquires Network Solutions for $405M plus stock

August 3, 2011 1:37 PM Jolie O'Dell
Jolie O'Dell

Web.com is buying Network Solutions, a domain registration company dating back to the 1970s and the origins of the Internet.

The terms of the deal include $405 million in cash plus 18 million shares of Web.com stock.

At current share …