Ben Barrett wrote:
> And why aren't google, microsoft, and major ISP's really cracking down
> on the botnet infrastructure?? They have all the tools and the power....
Let's see what happens. $ISP puts in place a system to identify
pwnzored boxes. The first day, they identify 250,000 of them. So
they select a random 10,000 and shut off their internet access.
"Customer Support, may I help you?"
"The Internet is broken."
"Let me check... Oh, your computer is part of a 'botnet. We shut
it off for your protection."
"What do you mean I bought part of .NET?"
"Your computer is infected with malware and is ruining the
internet for everyone else. We shut off your connection."
"Well how do I get it turned on again?"
"[hold hand for five hours while reinstalling
Windows+patches+antivirus yada yada]"
"Thanks!" <click>
2 days later:
"Customer Support, may I help you?"
"The Internet is broken again!"
"Let me check... Your compuer is infected again."
"This sucks. My brother uses AOL and he never has these problems.
I'm switching to AOL. Cancel my account. You suck. I'm telling
all my friends you suck." <click>
Net result for $ISP: huge customer service costs, many lost or PO'd
customers. So $ISP certainly isn't going to take the initiative. You
can write your own dialogue about what would happen if Google tried
it. Microsoft, to its credit, did clean up XP a lot in Service Pack
2, and suffered from a delayed and feature-free Vista, costing
shareholders billions.
--
Bob Miller K<bob>
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