Each additional step taxes a users computer capabilities. I wonder how many users could:
1. Save the file. 2. Find where they saved it. 3. Rename it. 4. Then unZIP / execute it. It would knock a good percentage of my users off the charts! -----Original Message----- From: David Delbridge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 3:26 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IMail Forum] Bagle.J Question Hi all, 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 -- David M. Delbridge Circa 3000 ColdFusion Hosting http://www.circa3k.com 866-CIRCA3K (247-2235) Outside U.S: +1.775-832-2445 To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
