Researchers Herd Computers to Fight Spyware.

A news brief is presented reporting on a joint research project of the Internet programs at Harvard and Oxford universities, fighting spyware and malware using a technique called "herd computing." By aggregating data from multiple computers regarding performance, memory consumption, system crashes,...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Computer (00189162) Vol. 40; no. 9; p. 22
Main Author:	Paulson, Linda Dailey
Format:	Article
Published:	IEEE Sep2007
Subjects:	Computer security research Computer network security Malware Spyware (Computer software) Harvard Law School. Berkman Center for Internet & Society University of Oxford. Oxford Internet Institute
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost

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Summary:	A news brief is presented reporting on a joint research project of the Internet programs at Harvard and Oxford universities, fighting spyware and malware using a technique called "herd computing." By aggregating data from multiple computers regarding performance, memory consumption, system crashes, and other activities, members of the "herd" have access to a pool of data that can help them decide whether to download new software or run new code.