NASK the domain registrar that operates the “” Polish top-level domain registry has seized multiple domains used for cyber crime activities by spreading Waledac malware distributed by the Virut botnet. According to Poland’s Computer Emergency Response Team, Virut was first detected in 2006 and became a serious threat with an estimated size of more than 300,000 compromised computers. NASK said that on Thursday it began assuming control over 23.pl domains that were being used to operate the. Virut network.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2013/01/take-down-of-fifth-most-widespread.html