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IBM's Billy Goat Squashes Worms

Posted by Hemos on from the behavior-based-activity dept.

fr0z writes "InformationWeek is running a story on "Billy Goat", a novel worm-squashing software developed by researchers in Zurich, Switzerland. IBM says it wants to turn Billy Goat into a product to help guard against computer-network attacks such as those that slowed Internet traffic earlier this month."

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  1. An elephant is a mouse with an operating system. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    An elephant is a mouse with an operating system.

  2. Countermeasure by bwt · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I knew something good would come out of SCO suing IBM. Darl McBride better look out now.

  3. Re:FP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    HAHAHA YUO FAIL IT!!!!

    I wasn't even trying, and yet I beat you to it.

  4. too easy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    too easy.

  5. Important announcement by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The herbal medicine I bought over the net is now finished and I am proud to announce that my penis is now a whole 1/2" longer!

  6. Billy Goat? by Pig+Hogger · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Bill Gates should start shaking in his boots!!!

  7. Re:BOYKOTT KDE! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Gnome sucks goat's penis, especially after the HIG-fascists took over.

  8. Goycott Gnu/Gnome! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Ghe Gnu/Gnome (stallman owns it, hence the gnu/) organigation is a Gerrorist opegation, gore getails gan ge gound here

    Gupport KDE, its gor gour gwn Good!

  9. Re:"earlier this month" by G-funk · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Eeyu! Look anal? I can see being anal, or sounding anal, but I'd hate to look anal!

    [ insert ontopic goatse link ]

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    Send lawyers, guns, and money!
  10. Cheezborger, cheezborger, cheezborger! by WCityMike · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Cheezborger, cheezborger, cheezborger. No Pepsi, Coke. No fries, cheeps.

    [Sorry, but as a Chicagoan, I had to add that to this thread. I was obligated to. :-)]