Australian Government to Crack Down on Computer Zombies

Posted by tuxchick on Nov 6, 2005 11:36 PM EDT
LinuxElectrons; By ByteEnable
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“The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) and five Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have joined forces to pilot a system to identify zombie computers, notify the unfortunate owners and help them take appropriate action quickly.

Many ISPs have expressed an interest in participating in the project. Five ISPs have agreed to participate in a pilot project: Telstra Bigpond, Optus Internet, Westnet, Pacific Internet and West Australian Network.

[Ed.- Good luck explaining things to unsophisticated users.]

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