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Distributive Worm Blocking

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the anyone-speak-the-dutch dept.

wdebruij writes "According to this source (unfortunately in dutch), a number of dutch ISPs are bundling their forces to fight the spread of worms. The technology, called virbl, blocks all accesses from IP addresses from which at least 2 worms were sent for 24 hours, naturally excluding known large email servers. Background info on the project can be found at the developers' project site. So, does anyone have useful remarks on why this may succeed or fail? It appears to me as a simple to implement yet powerful, albeit stopgap, solution."

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  1. Email Privacy NOT by sciop101 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This will scan all email for viruses AND everything else.

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  2. Re:Sad news ... Ronald Reagan, dead at 93 by xanadu-xtroot.com · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    George Bush ought to be ousted for lying to the American people

    Dubbya wasn't even elected...

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  3. Re:Frea Speach! by AndroidCat · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Ha ha. A whiny anonymous coward that never read the project description or he'd know that it doesn't block web access. (Or my other replies of why a DoS would be unlikely.)

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