Re: The Internet worm 'Swen' rides again

From: David H. Lipman (DLipman~nospam~_at_Verizon.Net)
Date: 09/29/05


Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 08:28:49 -0400

From: "Phil Weldon" <notdiscosed@example.com>

| 'David H. Lipman' wrote, in part:
|> Always has been.
| _____
|
| Yes, I know newsgroups have been a vector in the past David. My point is
| that with ISPs scanning for viruses in email, Usenet newsgroups are still a
| possible vector since evidently ISPs do not scan the Usenet distribution
| they provide. Until they do, Usenet will become more popular vector with
| the writers of malware since email is becoming a less useable vector.
|
| Phil Weldon
|

I believe Avast has a NNTP scan engine.

-- 
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm


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