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Another example of why that idea is bad is
demonstrated by one of McAfee's mail server virus engines. I have seen
messages forwarded my way that say our email server detected a virus you sent,
please see attachment for details. The problem is the virus is a forging
one the mail server sent the notification to the wrong recipient and to actually
see the information on the virus you have to open the attachment which has the
same name as the original virus but with an .htm extension added on ie
virusfile.pif.html. Initially the message looks like a virus that somehow
made it past all the scanners, but the attachment is actually a html file from
McAfee Antivirus saying it has removed the original attachment. This is a
fine example of why A. You should not send out notifications for forging
viruses and B. Don't send notifications that look just like the original
virus.
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