> From: Jim Mercer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ... > > .exe, .pif etc etc). Sometimes users have a legitimate need > to get such > > files through, and the way they do it is to compress them and add a > > password to the zip archive so the content filter can't look inside. > > alternately, the sender could rename the file to > "something.exe.noscan". > and the receiver could rename it as they are saving it. > > oops, maybe i just gave the virus writers a new method of delivery!
How about blahblah.exe.I-know-what-I'm-doing-and-if-I-get-a-virus-it's-my-own-fault-an d-I-promise-not-to-blame-the-email-system This particular extension could be exempted from executable/zip magic detection. :) Matthew van Eerde Software Engineer Hispanic Business Inc. HireDiversity.com 805.964.4554 x902 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.hispanicbusiness.com http://www.hirediversity.com ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click _______________________________________________ Clamav-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/clamav-users
