RE: [Clamav-users] Simple patch for dealing with password zip fil es

2004-03-03 Thread Michael L Torrie
On Wed, 2004-03-03 at 15:24, John Madden wrote: > > Thus > > I've come to the conclusion that ultimately nothing short of > > quarantining all password zip files will work for very long. > > I agree. I can think of no legitimate need for password-protecting zip > files and sending them through em

RE: [Clamav-users] Simple patch for dealing with password zip fil es

2004-03-03 Thread John Madden
> Thus > I've come to the conclusion that ultimately nothing short of > quarantining all password zip files will work for very long. I agree. I can think of no legitimate need for password-protecting zip files and sending them through email that can't be accomplished through other means (i.e., PG

RE: [Clamav-users] Simple patch for dealing with password zip fil es

2004-03-03 Thread Michael L Torrie
On Wed, 2004-03-03 at 14:21, Courchesne, Andre wrote: > Hi, > > Just discussed a bit here and usually this virus will send the zip > password in clear text inside the e-mail. Woudn't be a way to try every word > in the e-mail to try to crack the zip, then unzip it and virus-scan the > content ?

RE: [Clamav-users] Simple patch for dealing with password zip fil es

2004-03-03 Thread Courchesne, Andre
Hi, Just discussed a bit here and usually this virus will send the zip password in clear text inside the e-mail. Woudn't be a way to try every word in the e-mail to try to crack the zip, then unzip it and virus-scan the content ? Just my 2 cents... Andre Courchesne - Consultant http://www.ne