[or-roots] latest twist on viruses

[Roger]

Around Thu,Mar 04 2004, at 05:12,  Leslie Chapman, wrote:
> FYI folks; I just received this;
snipped 
> attachment it was an executable file which made me suspicious, so I checked
> tech support, sure enough it is a virus. As a zip file it will get past an
> initial scan by your protection software, and so might be able to cause
> trouble if your only line of defense is scanning them as they come in, and
> you are not protected from executing viruses.
Or, your anti-virus software may be able to scan zip files, just the
password 'feature' is blocking the scan on this one.   
That situation is happening at my work.  Other zip files get scanned and
catch the viruses, but the anti-virus can't detect the virus in the
password protected zip file.
It's a good idea to *never* open an attachment unless you are expecting
it.

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roger at efn.org