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Re: Viral Cure Could 'Immunise' The Internet


From: "Christopher L. Morrow" <christopher.morrow () mci com>
Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 16:03:14 +0000 (GMT)



On Fri, 9 Dec 2005 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 Scientist

Excerpts: 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.

I think they call this 'welchia'... I don't recall it doing all that many
'good' things, unless 'raising customer traffic rates' qualifies as
'good'.


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