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