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12th USENIX Security Symposium — Abstract
Pp. 285-294 of the Proceedings
Implementing and Testing a Virus Throttle
Jamie Twycross and Matthew M. Williamson, Hewlett-Packard Labs, Bristol
Abstract
In this paper we build on previous theoretical work and describe the implementation and testing of a virus throttle - a program, based on a new approach, that is able to substantially reduce the spread of and hence damage caused by mobile code such as worms and viruses. Our approach is different from current, signature-based anti-virus paradigms in that it identifies potential viruses based on their network behaviour and, instead of preventing such programs from entering a system, seeks to prevent them from leaving. The results presented here show that such an approach is effective in stopping the spread of a real worm, W32/Nimda-D, in under a second, as well as several different configurations of a test worm.
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