PSU Security Researchers Tout Zippier Way to Squash Computer Worms

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Nothing really new here, but FYI...

Via NetworkWorld.

[snip]

Penn State University researchers have created technology they say can nab
computer worms more quickly than traditional signature-based systems and
speedily set free the traffic if it's determined to be harmless after all.

The Proactive Worm Containment technology watches for a packet's rate and
diversity of connections to other networks to identify worms, rather than
having to wait around for a signature to be generated to spot new malware.

[snip]

More:
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/020907-security-researchers-squash-wo
rms.html

Link to paper:
http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/p/u/pum10/sace.pdf

- - ferg

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