On Fri, Apr 30, 2004 at 12:14:28PM +1000, Chris Freeman wrote:
> Bounces to forged email addresses warning people of the virus should be
> considered in the same category as SPAM. This is a real nuisance,
Some AV companies have clue:
http://www.nod32.com.au/nod32/news/spamvertising.htm
http://www.f-prot.com/news/gen_news/open_letter_30jan2004.html
> I just want to accentuate this point. If you are a mail server
> administrator TURN OFF NOTIFICATION!
And whatever you do, do not *ever* send the infected attachment to
anyone. You've done well, you've found a virus, that's wonderful. You
may feel the need to share your success with someone[0], but you don't
need to send the virus along to prove you really did find it.
Hmmm. I wonder how many copies of these viruses are currently being
bounced between two similarly badly configured AV scanners, and how
many times they've made the round trip?
Cheers,
John
[0] After all, having the IQ of a lobotomised flatworm, it's probably
the only thing you've acheieved all day^Wyear.
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