Re: Virus alert

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On Fri, Aug 29, 2003 at 07:23:29PM -0400, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 00:10:50 +0200, "A. Kremer" <inanbe@xs4all.nl>  said:
> 
> > ---
> > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free.
> > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> > Version: 6.0.512 / Virus Database: 309 - Release Date: 19-8-2003
> > ---
> > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> > Version: 6.0.512 / Virus Database: 309 - Release Date: 19-8-2003
> 
> And every single copy of Sobig-F goes out with the header:
> 
> X-MailScanner: Found to be clean
> 
> What's wrong with this picture?

Well, as the group that made MailScanner, we take the presence of that line 
as a great compliment by the virus writer :)

Aside:  MailScanner (which is open source and free) is one of few gateway
spam/virus detectors that can cater for those virii that forge email From:
headers so that warnings do not erroneously go back to the forged sender.   

See www.mailscanner.info if you're interested.

Tim


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