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Tarpits for Microsoft Worms

Posted by michael on from the brer-fox-he-lay-low dept.

Digital_Quartz writes: "Wired News is reporting on a clever little tool by Tom Liston called LaBrea which uses unused IP addresses on a network to create virtual computers for worms and hackers to attack. LaBrea responds to requests in such a way as to keep the connection open forever, creating a "tarpit" in which worms like Code Red will get "stuck"."

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  1. Viruses Preserved... by GreenJeepMan · · Score: 5, Funny

    This way 10,000 years into the future, the viruses will be magically rediscovered in prestine condition.

    1. Re:Viruses Preserved... by Glothar · · Score: 2, Funny

      ... by filling in the gaps of missing code with code from Frogger.

  2. Hackbusters.net by smooc · · Score: 2, Funny

    But they couldnt withstand the biggest hack:

    The /. Effect

    -- site is unreachable

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    - In Memoriam: Jeroen de Bruin (1972-2004), bye bro