On Friday 18 June 2004 9:12 am, Simon Fishley wrote:
> When you think about it though - does it really matter if you don't stop a
> virus in an encrypted archive file? Unless the recipient knows the
> password there is very little risk of damage. Not a very successful way of
> getting a virus to propagate is it? Unless the body of the message
> includes the password and the recipients does open the file. IMHO they
> deserve to be infected then :)
Something tells me you haven't seen how effective the NetSky / SomeFool virus
was....
If we could rely on the argument "you (user) did something stupid, therefore
this problem is your fault", then around 80% of IT support and security staff
could probably go home immediately.
Regards,
Antony.
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