On 16-Nov-2009, at 08:29, Ned Slider wrote:
> rich...@buzzhost.co.uk wrote:
>> Ralph, I entirely agree as a logical human, but end users are *not*
>> logical users. Many probably think 'Hey, this file must be OK to run as
>> it's passed our gateway virus scanner and Norton is not picking it up -
>> let's see what it does.....'
>
> Rhetorical question: Why would "our gateway" be passing executable
> attachments to clueless end users in the first place?
The payload is a .zip file, containing a .exe, so it takes a certain level of
stupidity/ignorance in 2009 to be caught out.
I thought there was a way to check for .zips containing .exe files, but it does
require doing a body check as I recall, so not very cheap.
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