Hmm, so if the AV discovers an active bot is it possible to take this a step further and locate the C&C and forward that info to relevant network operators? Steve On Sat, 15 May 2004, Sean Donelan wrote:
I'm glad that anti-virus firms are noticing the growth of Bots. Unfortunately, their guestimating ability is still woefully inadequate.
Even frequent updates to anti-virus software won't help. Many bots disable automatic updates and block access to the antivirus sites. By the time anti-virus software detects somethings wrong, its already too late. The solution is to make certain your computer is not compromised, instead of relying on anti-virus to clean it up later.
Antivirus firms warn of growing 'Bot' Networks http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=20300880