RE: [Asrg] Re: Bots

["Larry Seltzer" <larry at larryseltzer.com>]

>>> bzs: ok, this botnet was used in a DoS attack but I think it 
>>> underscores the general theme that they exist, are dangerous, numbers 
>>> of PCs involved (20,000 in this case), and becoming legally dangerous 
>>> to their operators.)

>It also underscores why "block port 25" won't solve the zombie problem, 
>"block port 25" is a delusion, unless it's a temporary step in a strategy 
>to find and clean (multi-) infected systems.
 
It's not a solution for the DDOS problem, but it definitely would make a
massive dent in the spam problem (or at least force spammers into some other
tactic; of course you'll tell us what that would be, right?)

Larry Seltzer
eWEEK.com Security Center Editor
http://security.eweek.com/
http://blog.ziffdavis.com/seltzer
Contributing Editor, PC Magazine
larryseltzer at ziffdavis.com 



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