Viral cure could 'immunise' the internet

New Scientist.com News service ^ | 12/1/2005 | Kurt Kleiner

[Terpfen]

I said it was simpler; I never said it was going to happen anytime soon...

[Terpfen]

Your logic is overwhelming.

Indeed, it is. The recognition that this very idea has been tried and failed is very difficult to overcome.

[Terpfen]

Phishing is a separate issue from counteracting worms, but you have to admit that a once-a-week scan is better than the never-in-my-lifetime scans most people perform...

[Boundless]

> Phishing is a separate issue from counteracting worms, ...

Yup, and there, only user brainwork will suffice. Most,
however, have to get nailed once before they begin to
critically examine the lures. A neighbor here went to the
Sheriff's office to comply with a threatening email from
the "CIA"!

> ... but you have to admit that a once-a-week scan is
> better than the never-in-my-lifetime scans most people
> perform...

Agreed. And the first time they find one, it might
influence them to be a bit more aggressive about it.

[contemplator]

Your logic is overwhelming. Indeed, it is. The recognition that this very idea has been tried and failed is very difficult to overcome.

This would be annoying if you weren't so humorous. First you try to twist obvious sarcasm, then you state that your argument was difficult to overcome when I have done it twice with the greatest of ease for which you have yet to offer a rebuttal. You live in a delusional world of your own making. Since you seem to be a 'last word' kind of person, I won't bother responding to you anymore unless you offer up a valid point for debate.

[MarkT]

This was done in the 50's - yes, I know it was before the creation of the internet and that is what makes its actions so prescient. Go grab your old Mad Magazines and goto the Spy vs. Spy cartoon - before the secure honeypot there was back and there was white.

[my_pointy_head_is_sharp]

Paperback book recommendation: Dan Brown's 'Digital Fortress'. My first Dan Brown book. Wow, can that guy write a thriller! It's all about this stuff.