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Microsoft Eyes PC Isolation Ward To Thwart Botnets

Posted by timothy on from the but-you-said-no-malware dept.

CWmike writes "In a paper published Wednesday (PDF), Scott Charney, who heads Microsoft's trustworthy computing group, spelled out a concept of 'collective defense' that he said was modeled after public health measures like vaccinations and quarantines. The aim: To block botnet-infected computers from connecting to the Internet. Under the proposal, PCs would be issued a 'health certificate' that showed whether the system was fully patched, that it was running security software and a firewall, and that it was malware-free. Machines with deficiencies would require patching or an antivirus update, while bot-infected PCs might be barred from the Internet."

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  1. Great idea! by Legion303 · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is a not-at-all-terrible idea that will ensure people are up to date with such security patches as WGA. Bravo, Microsoft, bravo.

  2. Re:"Running Security software" by AnonymousClown · · Score: 4, Funny

    RUN NORTON OR NO INTERNET

    If those are my only two choices, I'll take NO INTERNET please.

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  3. Re:WTF by The+Archon+V2.0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    M$ should be bared from the Internet.

    Why do you make me think of naked Ballmer? What did I ever do to you?

  4. Re:Pay for it? by X0563511 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Perhaps it's MS that should be cordoned off from the net at large...

    Oohh, doesn't sound like such a good idea now, does it MS?

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