Re: Virus protection: WAS: [Clamav-users] virus submission problem

2004-09-29 Thread Matt
Steffen Heil wrote: > I cannot prevent such things. I have no way to tell my customers: "you > may not send each other executables or html-files with frames." They > would go somewhere else immediately. Just shifted the reply to this thread, Steffen. The iframe exploit, you are already discrimin

AW: [Clamav-users] virus submission problem

2004-09-29 Thread Steffen Heil
Hi > The main types of checks that should be done are regarding the composition of the emails. For example, the ones you mention above, clsid and boundary checks, will stop a proportional amount of virus mails from getting any further. Okay... already doing so. > Then there are others, like ifra

Virus protection: WAS: [Clamav-users] virus submission problem

2004-09-29 Thread Matt
Joe Maimon wrote: > I may be in the minority here but I strenuously object to the "banned > extensions" methodology. Especialy when implementing outside of the SMTP > layer. > For a service provider its a hassle for their customers. An internal > corp. may be able to inflict such abuse on its us

Re: [Clamav-users] virus submission problem

2004-09-29 Thread Joe Maimon
Matt wrote: Steffen Heil wrote: For example, I DO have dnsblacklists, helo string checking, mime checks, clsid extension checks, empty and to large boundary checks, verify sender domain and soon some callout-checks in front of clamav. However, some mail should get delivered and those should be

Re: [Clamav-users] virus submission problem

2004-09-29 Thread Damian Menscher
On Wed, 29 Sep 2004, Trog wrote: On Wed, 2004-09-29 at 11:21, Paul Boven wrote: BogusBaw Brandys wrote: Damian Menscher wrote [inserted attribution for myself]: This is not an isolated case. The virus submission page must be changed to run the latest RELEASED version of clamav. Seconded. I run an

Re: [Clamav-users] virus submission problem

2004-09-29 Thread Stephen Gran
On Wed, Sep 29, 2004 at 03:17:08PM +0200, Steffen Heil said: > Hi > > > There are a significant amount of other methods that will generally detect > an infected email. Approximately 3.8% of infected emails ever reach the > stage where the virus scanners I use get called into action, and Clam hasn'

Re: [Clamav-users] virus submission problem

2004-09-29 Thread Matt
Steffen Heil wrote: > For example, I DO have dnsblacklists, helo string checking, mime checks, > clsid extension checks, empty and to large boundary checks, verify > sender domain and soon some callout-checks in front of clamav. > However, some mail should get delivered and those should be checked

RE: [Clamav-users] virus submission problem

2004-09-29 Thread Thomas Kinghorn
Lol @ preacher -Original Message- From: Matt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 September 2004 14:45 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Clamav-users] virus submission problem Paul Boven wrote: > >>>> This is not an isolated case. The virus submission page must be &g

AW: [Clamav-users] virus submission problem

2004-09-29 Thread Steffen Heil
Hi > There are a significant amount of other methods that will generally detect an infected email. Approximately 3.8% of infected emails ever reach the stage where the virus scanners I use get called into action, and Clam hasn't missed one of those yet. Check for other email exploits before checki

Re: [Clamav-users] virus submission problem

2004-09-29 Thread Trog
On Wed, 2004-09-29 at 12:42, Bill Maidment wrote: > Trog wrote: > > > > > The current stable version is 0.75.1 > > > > > > The stable webpage points me to 0.80rc3 as the latest!!! > No it doesn't. It takes you to a page containing a number of links and information, one such link is to clamav

Re: [Clamav-users] virus submission problem

2004-09-29 Thread Matt
Paul Boven wrote: > This is not an isolated case. The virus submission page must be > changed to run the latest RELEASED version of clamav. > > Seconded. I run an up-to-date release version of ClamAV (0.75), there > are virusses getting trough, but I can't submit them because 0.80rc3

Re: [Clamav-users] virus submission problem

2004-09-29 Thread Bill Maidment
Trog wrote: The current stable version is 0.75.1 The stable webpage points me to 0.80rc3 as the latest!!! -- _/_/_/_/ _/ _/ _/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/ _/ _/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ Bill Maidment Maidment Enterprises Pty Ltd Unless you are named "Alf

Re: [Clamav-users] virus submission problem

2004-09-29 Thread Trog
On Wed, 2004-09-29 at 11:21, Paul Boven wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Bogusław Brandys wrote: > > This is not an isolated case. The virus submission page must be > changed to run the latest RELEASED version of clamav. > > Seconded. I run an up-to-date release version of ClamAV (0.75), th

Re: [Clamav-users] virus submission problem

2004-09-29 Thread Paul Boven
Hi everyone, BogusÅaw Brandys wrote: This is not an isolated case. The virus submission page must be changed to run the latest RELEASED version of clamav. Seconded. I run an up-to-date release version of ClamAV (0.75), there are virusses getting trough, but I can't submit them because 0.80rc3 w

Re: AW: [Clamav-users] virus submission problem

2004-09-29 Thread Trog
On Tue, 2004-09-28 at 21:35, Steffen Heil wrote: > Hi > > > I have a serious issue with the current way virus samples are submitted. > Right now, many viruses, such as the currently-spreading jpeg virus (see > http://www.easynews.com/virus.txt) are detected by 0.80rc# or by some CVS > version. Bu

Re: [Clamav-users] virus submission problem

2004-09-29 Thread Bogusław Brandys
Hello, Mitch (WebCob) wrote: This is not an isolated case. The virus submission page must be changed to run the latest RELEASED version of clamav. Haven't looked in a while, but I think it should: Display result using latest RELEASE Display result using latest CVS Display IDENTITY of the virus Di

RE: [Clamav-users] virus submission problem

2004-09-28 Thread Mitch \(WebCob\)
> > This is not an isolated case. The virus submission page must be changed > to run the latest RELEASED version of clamav. > Haven't looked in a while, but I think it should: Display result using latest RELEASE Display result using latest CVS Display IDENTITY of the virus Display config of the

AW: [Clamav-users] virus submission problem

2004-09-28 Thread Steffen Heil
Hi > I have a serious issue with the current way virus samples are submitted. Right now, many viruses, such as the currently-spreading jpeg virus (see http://www.easynews.com/virus.txt) are detected by 0.80rc# or by some CVS version. But we can't be expected to run those on production servers. >

[Clamav-users] virus submission problem

2004-09-28 Thread Damian Menscher
I have a serious issue with the current way virus samples are submitted. Right now, many viruses, such as the currently-spreading jpeg virus (see http://www.easynews.com/virus.txt) are detected by 0.80rc# or by some CVS version. But we can't be expected to run those on production servers. Yes