MAAWG Attacks BotNets with Walled Garden Best Practices to Protect Users.

PR Newswire Europe, October, 2007

SAN FRANCISCO, October 3 /PRNewswire/ --

Taking aim at the bot and zombie malware that turns unsuspecting users' computers into dangerous spam and identity theft networks, MAAWG has issued the first best practices developed cooperatively by major Internet and email service providers for managing infected subscribers. The "MAAWG Best Practices for the Use of a Walled Garden" provides recommendations for directing customers to a safe online environment where downloadable self-remediation tools can help users remove the malicious code installed on their computers.

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"The industry needs to define best practices to address this problem just as a public health department would define...

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