Comment by zimpenfish

> shut down people's connections until they removed their malware.

Yes, in an ideal world, that might work but most people don't actually know they have malware. That's the point of the malware! And it's not like you can say "no internet for you until you replace your TV[0]" because that's an extremely quick way to the courts and a customer reputation below the toilet.

(Ignoring the "who pays for that?" question because that is a whole 'nother can of worms.)

[0] https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/fbi-google-disrupt-proxy-network-a...