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Re: Viral Cure Could 'Immunise' The Internet
From: Peter Dambier <peter () peter-dambier de>
Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 16:06:00 +0100
sgorman1 () gmu edu wrote:
Thought folks might find this interesting http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8403 Viral Cure Could 'Immunise' The Internet, New ScientistExcerpts: A cure for computer viruses that spreads in a viral fashion could immunise the internet, even against pests that travel at lightning speed, a mathematical study reveals.Most conventional anti-virus programs use "signatures" to identify and block viruses. But experts must first analyse a virus before sending out the fix. This means that rapidly spreading viruses can cause widespread damage before being stopped. Source: Viral Cure Could 'Immunise' The Internet, Kurt Kleiner, NewScientist, 05/12/01
Sounds like: "I make your computer part of my botnet - only to prevent you from becomming part of somebodyelses botnet." How do I discriminate a real virus from a preventive one? I mean, how do I forge my virus so that you believe it is a preventive one? How about biology? AIDS works by attacking the immune system. If we had no white blood vessels there would be no AIDS. Some vermin does already use Anti Virus Systems to spread. Ok, if they use their preventive virus to kill all windows out there and replace it with a linux? Yes, that might be an idea. That would really stop the virus. ;) -- Peter and Karin Dambier The Public-Root Consortium Graeffstrasse 14 D-64646 Heppenheim +49(6252)671-788 (Telekom) +49(179)108-3978 (O2 Genion) +49(6252)750-308 (VoIP: sipgate.de) mail: peter () peter-dambier de mail: peter () echnaton serveftp com http://iason.site.voila.fr
Current thread:
- Viral Cure Could 'Immunise' The Internet sgorman1 (Dec 09)
- Re: Viral Cure Could 'Immunise' The Internet Andre Oppermann (Dec 09)
- Re: Viral Cure Could 'Immunise' The Internet Edward Lewis (Dec 09)
- Re: Viral Cure Could 'Immunise' The Internet Simon Waters (Dec 09)
- Re: Viral Cure Could 'Immunise' The Internet sgorman1 (Dec 09)
- Re: Viral Cure Could 'Immunise' The Internet Eric Gauthier (Dec 09)
- Re: Viral Cure Could 'Immunise' The Internet Sean Donelan (Dec 09)
- Re: Viral Cure Could 'Immunise' The Internet Simon Waters (Dec 09)
- Re: Viral Cure Could 'Immunise' The Internet Peter Dambier (Dec 09)
- Re: Viral Cure Could 'Immunise' The Internet Christopher L. Morrow (Dec 09)
- Re: Viral Cure Could 'Immunise' The Internet Steven M. Bellovin (Dec 09)
- Re: Viral Cure Could 'Immunise' The Internet Jon Lewis (Dec 09)