nwrickert
sand groper
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join:2004-09-04
Geneva, IL
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| reply to koma3504
Re: Mail Changes Coming!
I tried an experiment in 2003, when the sobig.f virus was rampant.
(1) I made sure that email scanning was turned off in my AV (this was McAfee enterprise).
(2) I deliberately sent myself a copy of a virus infected mail. This was accepted by my mail program without warning, and showed an attachment.
(3) I then tried to run the attachment. The AV immediately caught it and deleted the virus.
Most AV software is setup to catch viruses as they are loaded into memory. This works even if mail virus scanning is turned off.
NOTE: I did this experiment running as a limited user. That limits the damage even if a virus gets through.
Personally, I leave email scanning turned off, but I use a limited user account for most thing, including email reading. |
