Australian ISPs Asked To Cut Off Malware-Infected PCs

bennyboy64 writes "Australia's Internet Industry Association has put forward a new code of conduct that suggests ISPs contact, and in some cases disconnect, customers that have malware-infected computers. 'Once an ISP has detected a compromised computer or malicious activity on its network, it should take action to address the problem. ISPs should therefore attempt to identify the end user whose computer has been compromised, and contact them to educate them about the problem,' the new code states. The code won't be mandatory, but it's expected the ISP industry will take it up if they are to work with the Australian Government in preventing the many botnets operating in Australia."

Please don't

[rrrhys]

Don't make me choose between the internet and bonzibuddy.

Only Macs will be left

[Anonymous Coward]

If you cut off all the Malware-Infected PCs, only Macs will be left. (ok, maybe some linux boxen).

*ducks*

Re:let's wait and see

[Anonymous Coward]

that would make them a bunch of assholes now wouldn't it?

Nope, it would make us a bunch of arseholes

Re:let's wait and see

[Anonymous Coward]

After all AU is the small brother of the big one *cough* UK *cough*

You ignorant pratt, Australia has not been the "little brother" of the Big (UK) Brother (and oh, aren't you so free from surveillance) for at least half a century. We are unambigiously a client state of the USA.

Re:Reminds me

[SanguineV]

I haven't seen a single false positive yet (yes I work in their helpdesk).

Every system was infected with Windows?

Re:Don't be a policeman

[supernova_hq]

If the malware writers decreased their bandwidth and stopped sending mass mailouts, I don't think there would be a NEED to detect them!

Re:Reminds me

[AHuxley]

90 % of the consumers where upset?

Re:I think it's a great idea.

[dissy]

For anyone who didn't read the above properly, or can't be bothered going back over it again, I was running Apache on Linux and the Code Red worm infected Microsoft IIS Web Servers.

Wow, WINE is coming along a lot faster than I thought!

Re:let's wait and see

[Philip_the_physicist]

Two can play at that game: if you support Conjob you support Scientology

Re:let's wait and see

[Nefarious Wheel]

And I'm sure most of the bot nets are from computers in Australia!

Which as everybody knows, is populated entirely by criminals! So clearly I can't use the botnet closest to me!