[Mimedefang] FTC asks ISPs to crack down on zombie PCs
David F. Skoll
dfs at roaringpenguin.com
Thu May 26 09:13:57 EDT 2005
Kelsey Cummings wrote:
>>- Monitor traffic from customer equipment to detect the telltale signs of
>> virus infection or spamming.
> This is alot easier said then done at scale.
That's true, unfortunately.
>>That's all. Blocking ALL servers is too draconian.
> What about blocking the ports that are common vectors like NetBIOS, etc.?
I would block common vector ports by default, but open them up if
(1) the customer pays for a static IP address and (2) the customer
requests them to be open.
Regards,
David.
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