Australian Teleco Cut Infected PC Off From Internet after 42 warnings

An Australian telecommunications company cut off a customer's Internet service after sending her repeated warnings that her computer was infected with malware and was being used to launch attacks as part of a botnet.

As part of their voluntary compliance with Australia's iCode initiative, the unnamed company made the decision to limit the customer's access to a "walled garden" until her computer had been cleaned of the malware.

They then phoned to help the owner remove the malware.

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