Re: Swen blocker rule in Outlook

From: Phil Weldon (notdisclosed_at_example.com)
Date: 12/20/03 

Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2003 02:34:22 GMT

But do you ever check to see what you are missing? And the other problem is
that if you DO have local scanning of incoming email for viruses, then all
that processing will have been done before Outlook Express even sees the
email.

And then there is the NEXT swen-like attack. The one that will send out
advertisements as well as infected attachments - a spammers dream. Some of
the outboard programs Veronica suggested can easily be updated to counter
new threats, using a much more powerful rule structure than Outlook Express
or Outlook. 

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"Rich" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0b7e01c3bf68$895a0cf0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> Beleive me, I appreciate the input, Veronica!
>
> Seeing as I am the only one at this company to even be
> effected by the swenmails (I posted my email address here
> on the MS Newsgroups) it works for me 100%.
>
> Rich
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Rich wrote / skrev:
> >
> >> True, but unfortunately we don't run an exchange server
> >> here.  The lousy webhosting service doesn't even DO
> virus
> >
> >But you could set up an external program to scan the
> mailboxes and
> >delete virus-spam-mail. There are many such programs both
> Open Source
> >and Commercial. And you usually don't need a virus-
> scanner to catch most
> >of the mail-bombing-viruses out there.
> >
> >> scanning.  ;-)  I wouldn't want to mass-block files
> based
> >> on type anyway, as people can send whatever to each
> other
> >> and not be hindered.
> >
> >This would have to go as a security-policy in the
> company, always zip
> >files sent by email. And as yours, it was just an
> informal suggestion.
> >The fact still remains that this is a very easy way for a
> company to
> >reduce the effect of worms such as SWEN on their systems,
> and many do
> >use the technique.
> >
> >> Mailing lists can be excepted from the list I
> >> suppose...and they would still have my name in the
> address
> >> portion I think.
> >
> >No, mailing lists are usually adressed to the list, if
> one uses a
> >list-processing program and not do it manually.
> >
> >> Undisclosed recipients would still be addressed to me,
> >> wouldn't they?
> >
> >Nope, it will be delivered by the senders mailserver to
> your mailserver
> >but there will be no headers in the email. :-)
> >
> >For both of theese you will have a "Delivered-To:"-header
> that will
> >include your email-adress but this will be present in the
> >virus-spam-mail as well wich means that your filter would
> not work.
> >
> >I understand that you wanted to be informative towards
> others. But since
> >you where talking about business-accounts I wanted to add
> some comments.
> >
> >- Veronica Loell
> >
> >.
> >

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