Re: [Clamav-users] new threat: passworded zip files

2003-12-04 Thread Jonas Bardino
* Christopher X. Candreva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [Dec 04. 2003 15:50]: > On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, jef moskot wrote: > > > I've heard of a new strategy for spreading viruses/worms. The victim > > receives a message with an attached passworded zip file. The password is > > included in the text of the mess

Re: [Clamav-users] new threat: passworded zip files

2003-12-04 Thread Christopher X. Candreva
On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, jef moskot wrote: > I've heard of a new strategy for spreading viruses/worms. The victim > receives a message with an attached passworded zip file. The password is > included in the text of the message. Off-hand I don't see this being a large threat. You are counting on peop

Re: [Clamav-users] new threat: passworded zip files

2003-12-04 Thread Tomasz Kojm
On Thu, 4 Dec 2003 05:58:46 -0500 (EST) jef moskot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've heard of a new strategy for spreading viruses/worms. The victim > receives a message with an attached passworded zip file. The password ClamAV can handle such attacks as well - if an archive seems to be clear i

Re: [Clamav-users] new threat: passworded zip files

2003-12-04 Thread Fisher
password-encrypted zip file, and when one is found, attempt decryption using each word in the body of the message it's attached to as the potential password. I would send the password printed in a .gif or .jpg file. Do not forget, e-mail scannig is only one part of the defense line against t

Re: [Clamav-users] new threat: passworded zip files

2003-12-04 Thread Daniel Wiberg
On Thu, Dec 04, 2003 at 05:58:46AM -0500, jef moskot wrote: > I've heard of a new strategy for spreading viruses/worms. The victim > receives a message with an attached passworded zip file. The password is > included in the text of the message. > > Any ideas for how to handle this situation? Wo

Re: [Clamav-users] new threat: passworded zip files

2003-12-04 Thread Antony Stone
On Thursday 04 December 2003 10:58 am, jef moskot wrote: > I've heard of a new strategy for spreading viruses/worms. The victim > receives a message with an attached passworded zip file. The password is > included in the text of the message. > > Granted, we should hope that our users should be e

[Clamav-users] new threat: passworded zip files

2003-12-04 Thread jef moskot
I've heard of a new strategy for spreading viruses/worms. The victim receives a message with an attached passworded zip file. The password is included in the text of the message. Granted, we should hope that our users should be educated enough to not fall for this, but if we had educated users i