"Karsten M. Self" <kmself@ix.netcom.com> [2003:10:02:00:37:35+0100] scribed: > on Wed, Oct 01, 2003 at 09:39:25AM -0500, Michael D Schleif (mds@helices.org) wrote: > > "Karsten M. Self" <kmself@ix.netcom.com> [2003:10:01:07:17:43+0100] scribed: > > > > For the current task of restricting transmission of viral mail load by > > > agarware such as Outlook, use of either or both criteria in filtering / > > > rejecting mail would work. > > > > Yes, so long as you limit this to Microsoft operating system > > executables. My point is that there are dangerous executables out there > > that are *not* Microsoft-specific . . . > > Please share this knowledge. What executables are you awaree of > affecting non-Microsoft systems which are in general circulation and > which auto-execute on receipt by arbitrary systems in stock > configuration? Seriously, I do understand and empathize with what you are saying. What I am saying is -- IMHO -- especially in light of the problems that I have experienced with Swen, auto-executing virus/worms are only *part* of the problem. Social engineering is often scoffed at as a real threat; but, what we see with Swen is so real looking that people I know have actually __manually__ clicked on those attachments! That kind of executable -- one that entices a user to click on it -- is just as real a threat to non-Microsoft userland, that I insist that your point is not all inclusive of the threats at hand. Simply because there is not yet a major, far reaching virus/worm propagating primarily from Linux boxen, does not rule out the existence of a threat . . . What say you? -- Best Regards, mds mds resource 877.596.8237 - Dare to fix things before they break . . . - Our capacity for understanding is inversely proportional to how much we think we know. The more I know, the more I know I don't know . . . --
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