full-disclosure - NEVER open attachments

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From: esper at sherohman.org (Dave Sherohman)
Subject: NEVER open attachments

On Sat, Mar 20, 2004 at 02:09:02PM +0100, misiu_@....de wrote:
> Save the Attachement first, the Virusscanner scanns on access.
> You don't open it, but if it has an virus the scanner will trigger.
> I do it like this!

Of course, this isn't foolproof unless you have a scanner which can
reliably detect unknown viruses and trojans...  Else Nico could have
a field day with you by sending a custom-crafted (i.e., isn't in your
virus definitions and never will be) executable which wipes your hard
drive when run.

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