John
Thu Mar 13 10:41:57 CDT 2008
I do have antivirus/antispam software installed in addition to Exchange
built-in spam protection. I'm blocking all ZIP files. I found out about the
increase of email with ZIP attachments because of the notifications I get
from AV filter whenever it blocks email with ZIPs. It's no big deal. I just
want to see if everyone else out there is having the same problem. Perhaps
this is a new wave of spam.
"Ed Crowley [MVP]" <curspice@mvpsnospam.org> wrote in message
news:eQMagaKhIHA.4076@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> I'm not familiar much with IMF, but my understanding is that it doesn't do
> attachment filtering. Other antispam services do, though.
> --
> Ed Crowley
> MVP - Exchange
> "Protecting the world from PSTs and brick backups!"
>
> "John" <a> wrote in message
> news:%23hNYxEIhIHA.5824@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> I'm seeing a steady increase of junk email with ZIP file attachments.
>> Here are some subject line samples:
>>
>> Be damn goood in it
>> Smart in bed games
>> Don't get left behind, get it
>> On top all night
>> Take her to seven heaven
>> Don't let your dream mate pass you by
>>
>> Attachment names look like this: v.zip, a.zip, p.zip
>>
>> Our Exchange2k3 anti junk email (sender/recipient/connection/sender ID
>> filtering, up-to-date IMF) are all enabled but we're still seeing quite a
>> few of these craps with a zip attachment making it to the mailbox. Is
>> this a new spammers trick to penetrate spam filters or is it a new
>> virus/trojan horse outbreak?
>>
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