I have banned ZIP files (Declude's VIRUS.CFG) and am instructing my customers, as a workaround, to rename any ZIP files prior to attachment.
But this brings up a disturbing question: What would prevent a virus from perpetrating the same workaround? I mean, if Bagle.J can instruct an individual to supply the necessary ZIP password, then it can also instruct the individual to rename a ".TXT," ".PDF" or randomly-generated file extension to ".ZIP?"
It follows that banning solely by file extension would become moot, given that no particular extension could be trusted.
What do you think?
Dave
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