Comcast Cuts Infected PCs' Network Connections

fidget42 writes "I just noticed this article over at Infoworld. It seems that Comcast is finally doing something about the machines on their network that are being used by spammers. They are now cutting off service to those customers who have computers that have been hijacked by spammers. Now, if only other broadband ISPs would start policing their user base ..."

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Thank you! Next, please take out the virus-infect

[purduephotog]

One down, one to go. Just think of all those logs your firewall generates that show time 300,000 connections from the SAME IP with the SAME VIRUS SIGNATURE... and Time Warner won't do anything about it (say, for instance, shutting off their cable).

Comcast has taken the right steps here. So again, thank you... maybe that'll be enough to get other providers to start 'assisting' in preventing the continued harassment of my router.

Re:Yes Yes!

[SlydogSZ]

"So if you have deliberately decided that it is OK for you to run a SPAM bot, you should also agree to be held responsible for what it is used for." Just like gun makers are responsable for what their guns are used for ?

Re:No, No

[cyt0plas]

You obviously don't know Cox. Just today, I got blacklisted for "spamming", because someone added my IP to a header and sent it to them (it looks like webmail - they don't allow port 25). My _job_ is mail servers - people buy them for the anti-spam functionality. I think spammers should die.

I also once had it disconnected for "cheating". I write anti-cheat software! (Granted, I also write cheat software, but I don't run it on other people's server.) When I want to be god, I have my own server.