![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920045418im_/http://nsf.gov/images/x.gif) News From the Field A New Way to Protect Computer Networks from Internet Worms
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June 4, 2008
![Ness Shroff](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920045418im_/http://nsf.gov/news/other_images/ness_shroff_l.jpg) | Scientists may have found a new way to combat the most dangerous form of computer virus. The method automatically detects--within minutes--when an Internet worm has infected a computer network. Network administrators can then isolate infected machines and hold them in quarantine for repairs. Full story |
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