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Aren't these compromised machines typically desktops?
by isostatic 8y ago
Aren't these compromised machines typically desktops?
- etcet 8y agoIn my experience in webhosting, unless it's CHINANET it's usually compromised CMS's.
- natch 8y agoDesktops with users who have not noticed any issue. Making them notice an issue could be a good thing. Question is, would this approach get their attention? Seems unlikely, but maybe some users would wonder why their computer was sluggish, and run a virus scan, do a system update, or take other steps to check for malware. Let's be clear, I'm not claiming it would work for sure. I said "maybe." Point is, the computer being a desktop should not lead to shutting the idea down.
- isostatic 8y agoNot sure how a redirect to 127.0.0.1 (which would simply fail, they're unlikey to be running a webserver) would help? Eating CPU though should do the trick.