Re: [MLUG] New viruses using encrypted zip

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Wed, 3 Mar 2004, Russell Horn wrote:

> Just wondering what folk are doing about this week's spate of new
> viruses, several of which are hiding themselves inside encrypted zip
> files.


You know, I didn't realize at first why they are doing it that way.  I
just deleted the messages and didn't think about it.  Now I get it.

We recently adopted the MIT system (I hope -- I asked for this, they said
they'd do it!) of deleting all executable attachments without scanning.
The IT team objected at first that they might be deleting some legit stuff
(as if we should care!), but I told them to allow .zip files so that
people could zip legit executables and send them along.  Well, that didn't
last.  Now what can we do?  I think maybe we should just kill all
executables and all zip files, or at least encrypted zip files.

We still need e-mail attachments because most people out there in the
world have no other way of sending a file to us!  I'm sure there are great
solutions available, but I'm not sure I can get Joe Prof at East State U
to use them.  Make it easy, and they will do it!

Mike
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