Australian ISPs To Disconnect Botnet "Zombies"

jibjibjib writes "Some of Australia's largest ISPs are preparing an industry code of conduct to identify and respond to users with botnet-infected computers. The Internet Industry Association, made up of over 200 ISPs and technology companies, is preparing the code in response to an ultimatum from the federal government. ISPs will try to contact the user, slow down their connection, and ultimately terminate the connection if the user refuses to fix the problem. It is hoped that this will reduce the growth of botnets in Australia, which had the world's third-highest rate of new 'zombies' (behind the US and China)."

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Re:Who will fix the problem?

[Tim C]

I don't know about the situation in your country, but here in the UK any car over a certain age undergoes mandatory regular testing (the MOT), which is designed to check the road-worthiness of the car. These tests are paid for by the owner of the car, and not having a valid MOT certificate brings all sorts of problems (not least of which is that it invalidates your insurance).

Perhaps the same should be true of PCs? Since we're equating poorly maintained cars with poorly maintained PCs.