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Microsoft continues to hold back rival browsers on Windows 7 in the United States and worldwide.

Microsoft’s latest browser, Internet Explorer 9, was released in March to Windows 7 and Vista users. Microsoft ditched Windows XP support in a bid to shift consumers and businesses onto Microsoft’s latest operating systems. Windows XP still accounts for nearly 50% of all operating system usage share worldwide, holding on to its title of most widely used operating system. Microsoft’s competitors target Windows XP with their latest browser offerings, allowing them to pick up additional usage...
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Microsoft on Thursday wrapped up its civil case against the still-unnamed controllers of the Rustock botnet and handed off the information gleaned during its investigation to the FBI.

But the move doesn't end the company's six-month operation: Last week, a federal judge granted Microsoft and others the right to lock up tens of thousands of Internet protocol (IP) addresses for the next two years.

The IP addresses were ones that the Rustock controllers could use to issue commands to the malware that still exists on infected PCs.

Richard Boscovich, a senior attorney in the Microsoft Digital Crimes...
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