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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical College increases fine for virus computers to $100
Rollins College in Florida has increased its fine for students with infected computers to $100. Despite repeated warnings, nearly 1/3 of the 1,100 students ignored instructions to install the patch and anti-virus software. The College sent teams door-to-door on campus looking for infected computers to fix them. Even after that, 35 students still didn't fix their computers, and the college turned off their network access. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/education/orl-locvirus26092603sep26,0,4672743.story?coll=orl-news-headlines In Anchorage, the cable modem provider has started cutting off 500 infected customers. When the customer calls in, GCI won't let them re-connect to the network until they fix their computers. Which can be a difficult process for some customers since the only way Microsoft distributes the patches is on-line. http://www.adn.com/business/story/4002138p-4023398c.html How many other ISPs are turning off customers due to worms isn't known. |