When “Dumb Pipes” Get Too Smart

Re:When “Dumb Pipes” Get Too Smart by plttn on Friday February 24, 2017 @09:14PM (#13729584)

So if Joe Shmo's router is compromised, then the ISP turns it off. How then is Joe supposed to learn that he's compromised by looking up symptoms, or download an antivirus to clean it up?

It's a pretty solution to the problem in theory, but when you actually apply it, it doesn't quite work out as well.

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Re:When “Dumb Pipes” Get Too Smart by jon-wood on Saturday February 25, 2017 @02:51AM (#13730561)

My ISP actually did once cut me off when one of the machines on the network was compromised by malware. I called up their support line and they told me what had happened, I fixed it, and all was well.

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Re:When “Dumb Pipes” Get Too Smart by kazagistar on Saturday February 25, 2017 @12:15AM (#13730202)

He calls the ISP and they tell him he is compromised. Or they robocall him.

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Re:When “Dumb Pipes” Get Too Smart by mdpopescu on Saturday February 25, 2017 @04:39AM (#13730833)

The ISP routes any HTTP request from you to a page that says "your computer has a virus, call your ISP support line to restore access". Of course, that in turn opens up the possibility of someone else taking over your modem and telling you to call this 900 number to fix the problem... :)

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Re:When “Dumb Pipes” Get Too Smart by internetionals on Saturday February 25, 2017 @03:05AM (#13730585)

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