Karl writes, > It is entirely possible that malware came in on an email > (or that a phishing attack worked); it is very unlikely that > Thunderbird itself is the vector. > > Regards, K.
Yes, thanks Karl, it does seem an email malware attack, despite having McAfee protection, is indeed very possible. Apon exploring further, apparently our McAfee client for incoming Outlook etc email only supports email virus scanning for POP3 emails. The Outlook mail server for email using @outlook.com sends MAPI, therefore MAPI is not supported for malware by McAfee? For example: https://www.mcafee.com/support/?locale=en-AU&articleId=TS102471&fromSearch=true&page=shell&shell=article-viewhe “Supported email programs” POP3: Outlook, Thunderbird MAPI: Outlook Web: MSN/Hotmail or email account with POP3 access” So, for Outlook email, the Outlook email client is safer for incoming email-malware. For browsing and spam, McAfee is apparently fine. McAfee talk vaguely in only one place on their website about their “Pre-Install_Tool.exe” file before installing Thunderbird, but makes no mention of why or what it does. Maybe that’s the Mcafee secret-sauce for email malware? Thanks Karl and everyone. _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
