A new program aims to put the squeeze on malicious software that can disable, infiltrate or transform a computer system into an unwitting zombie - before the cyber attack ever materializes.

But a Korset-ized computer could be protected from sinking to zombie status, making it harder for the attacker to muster the legions of digital undead to do the dirty work.

Infection also can be controlled by computer, to turn it into a "zombie network" that secretly visited by some of Flux the website pays to profit.