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Microsoft Worms and Global Routing Instability

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the smoking-gun dept.

James Cowie writes: "Fresh analysis here indicates that worm propagation periods correlate very strongly with global BGP routing instability, as measured by sustained exponential increases in the number of prefix announcements and withdrawals seen in BGP message traces."

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  1. Msft is definitely guilty by ch-chuck · · Score: 5, Funny

    of contributing to global worming. They need to cut back their toxic emissions immediately before it's too late to save the planet.

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  2. Viruses, terrorism and Microsoft by riflemann · · Score: 5, Funny

    So...on a related note.

    If it is true that viruses create BGP instability, one can extrapolate that this is a form of
    terrorism, by disrupting international communications.

    Now - as Microsoft has done almost nothing to effectively eliminate the threat of viruses, and
    hence a form of terrorism, MS can then be seen as "harbouring terrorism".

    Didn't George W himself say that those who harbour terrorists will receive the same fate?

    It's therefore in the international communities best interests to destroy Microsoft!

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