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In message <Pine.GSO.4.58.0512091602160.20032@marvin.argfrp.us.uu.net>, "Christ opher L. Morrow" writes: > > >On Fri, 9 Dec 2005 sgorman1@gmu.edu wrote: > >> >> >> Thought folks might find this interesting >> >> http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8403 >> >> Viral Cure Could 'Immunise' The Internet, New Scientist >> >> Excerpts: A cure for computer viruses that spreads in a viral fashion >> could immunise the internet, even against pests that travel at lightning >> speed, a mathematical study reveals. > >I think they call this 'welchia'... I don't recall it doing all that many >'good' things, unless 'raising customer traffic rates' qualifies as >'good'. > Besides, it's *unauthorized*. I don't want random strangers deciding when my machine should be patched. I think, in this forum, we all know that patches can have bad side effects. --Steven M. Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb
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