full-disclosure - [VIRUS!] [SPAM] RE: Text message

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Message-ID: <416AFD6B.7080509@crearium.com>
From: fabio at crearium.com (fabio)
Subject: [VIRUS!] [SPAM] RE: Text message

>>----------wgcpbfgwnqeebgfnkwgk
>>Content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>>Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
>>
>>Warning: This message has had one or more attachments removed
>>Warning: (the_message.exe).
>>    
>>
>
>Would it be possible for the list admin to add a filter to block exe
>files?
>
>I do not expect people to mail around exe files to a mailinglist and it
>would save quite a bit of annoyance.
>
>  
>
I agree with you but It is not a good idea to use Windows on a 
workstation and subscribe to a security mailing list and neither use the 
admin account right?.

If you are on Unix, that exe cant do anything. You can even prevent a 
malicious email targeting your email reader.

"Unix is not secure but allows you to apply security efficiently"

ebar.