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Comcast Warns Customers Suspected of Bot Infection

Posted by Soulskill on from the wonder-what-this-does-when-it-detects-torrents dept.

eldavojohn writes "Comcast is pushing a new program nationwide that warns customers if they might have a bot infection. It puts a semitransparent overlay on the top of the website you're viewing, warning you that you may have a bot installed if the provider detects botnet traffic from your residence. Of course, if you have multiple machines running behind a router or modem then you're going to have a difficult time pinning down which machine might have the infection."

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  1. Re:Mixed feelings by nametaken · · Score: 1, Troll

    True, maybe an automated phone call with a, "Press 1 to speak with a Comcast representative"?