Fwd: Anti Virus Software (Something Found)
Hi I downloaded and used this software and found (amongst other things) a: Worm.Bagle.Gen-zippwd in my mbox file in the inbox. Does anyone know what the mbox file is and is it safe to remove it (it seems to appear in most other mailboxes)? Thanks Adam Begin forwarded message: From: subscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 7 August 2005 10:01:26 AM To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Re: Anti Virus Software Hello Steven, i have recently moved over to ClamAV and found it to work well and to be a fine replacement for products like virex, there was recently a problem found with part of ClamAV that caused Multiple Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities however this has been patched - http://secunia.com/advisories/16250/ overall i'm pretty happy with ClamAV, one of my primary reasons for moving to it apart from cost was the rumourmill from sophos regarding viri for OS X it would appear that they dont know a virus from a root exploit, which concerns me. Also the ClamAV developers have proved that they are on top of problems that occur with ClamAV and are proactive with there fixes cheers Natas On 06/08/2005, at 9:42 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: Hi folks, I know this must sound a bit paranoid but well you just never know. I have Virex installed but my .Mac membership expired about 3 months ago. I don't think the updates work any more because of this ?? Is this correct ? I can't see any way of actually checking. I noticed someone recently recommending ClamXav. I have downloaded it but have not yet installed it. Would this be a good replacement for Virex ? Or (if Virex still woks) a I better off staying with Virex ? Regards, Stephen Chape -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: Fwd: Anti Virus Software (Something Found)
Adam Lippiatt wrote: Hi I downloaded and used this software and found (amongst other things) a: Worm.Bagle.Gen-zippwd in my mbox file in the inbox. Does anyone know what the mbox file is and is it safe to remove it (it seems to appear in most other mailboxes)? Thanks Adam The file is likely part of an email attachment inside your mail folder. You should not delete the mbox because it contains all your mail in that folder. A smarter solution is to create a new mail folder, move the message to there, then purge your mail folders, then scan again. The attachment will now have moved to another file which only has that one message inside it. I should also point out that having a windows virus sitting inside an email file won't actually do anything until you save it and open it inside Windows, either by transferring it to a Windows machine, or by launching a Windows emulator. In short, you really don't need to worry too much about this particular one. -- Onno Benschop Connected via Optus B3 at S34°45'36.5 - E139°00'08.7 (Mount Pleasant, SA) -- ()/)/)()..ASCII for Onno.. |?..EBCDIC for Onno.. --- -. -. --- ..Morse for Onno.. Proudly supported by Skipper Trucks, Highway1, Concept AV, Sony Central, Dalcon ITmaze - ABN: 56 178 057 063 - ph: 04 1219 - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
