[33594] in bugtraq
RE: Why are postmasters distributing the MyDoom virus?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Harley David)
Tue Feb 10 19:33:05 2004
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Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 18:25:39 -0000
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From: "Harley David" <david.harley@nhsia.nhs.uk>
To: "Richard M. Smith" <rms@computerbytesman.com>,
"BUGTRAQ@SECURITYFOCUS. COM" <BUGTRAQ@securityfocus.com>
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And just to make things a little more interesting, informal
testing suggests that at least two AV products have trouble
recognising and scanning bounced viral attachments. MIME
boundary issues, perhaps.
--
David Harley
Threat Assessment Centre Manager
Anti-Virus/Email Abuse Specialist
NHS Information Authority
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