Chris said:
> Can ClamAV be configured (I guess thats the right word) to tag fraud type
> messages the same as it does with phishing messages? For instance this:
>
> Dear Friend, Let me start by introducing myself
>   properly to you. I am Mr. Michael Smith, I work with the Absa Bank SA
>   as an account officer in the Treasury/Credit Control Unit. I came to
>   know you in private search for a reliable and reputable person to
>   handle this confidential transaction, which involve the transfer of a
>   huge sum of money into a foriegn account requiring maximum confidence.
>
> Or are there just too many of them to make generating signatures
> worthwhile?

These are more difficult than you might imagine to identify. Especially in
a business environment. And they change ever so slightly over time. I
probably have rigged up more expressions for these than any other kind of
post. And cyrillic (Russian lanuguage) posts are a problem, too, for the
same reason. They even get past Bayesian filters. I'd prefer these not be
made a signature in ClamAV as the opportunity for false positives is
great.

dp
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