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UK Government Launches Virus Alert Service

Posted by Zonk on from the had-this-been-an-actual-virus-pr0n-would-have-appeared dept.

Phil1 writes "The BBC is reporting that a rapid alerting service that tells home computer users about serious internet security problems is being launched by the UK government. Has this been attempted anywhere else in the world? Was it successful? And will they be plugging the Microsoft Anti-Spyware package (once it leaves beta)?"

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  1. Anti-Virus package? by DaHat · · Score: 5, Informative

    You linked to the Anti-Spyware app... and mentioned the AV app... have they already released a beta of the AV? I know it's been purchased and in the process of rebranding... but come on!

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  2. Belgium has this: BIPT by wimbor · · Score: 5, Informative

    Since a few years the Belgian regulatory body for postal services and telecommunication (BIPT), has a special unit that tracks and warns for (possible) virus attacks.

    Sometimes you get a warning of the BIPT in the radio news or during the traffic information announcements.

    http://www.bipt.be/bipt_E.htm

    I do not know how they work or how they are structured, and if it helps at all, but the UK is not the first country to do this...