Re: The Internet worm 'Swen' rides again

From: Bigbruva (Richardh_at_dontusethis.ws)
Date: 09/30/05

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    It is however unusual for a client AV scanner to detect NNTP traffic,
    usually this is only performed by gateway type scanners or firewall scanners
    (at least in my experience). I think Phil makes a very good point, that
    scanning for this should be provided as part of the ISPs newsgroup servers
    and not left up to the clients alone to filter.

    BB

    "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
    news:ujVBiFPxFHA.2348@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
    > 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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