syslog reporting of viruses found

[Dustin Baer]

Julian,

I have noticed that if a file extension is being blocked (e.g. \.exe$)
and an infected attachment arrives with that extension (e.g.
zacker.exe), the syslog report says that there are two viruses found:

Jan  4 08:14:29 mail2.ihs.com mailscanner[25522]: >>> Virus
'W32/Maldal-G' found in file ./g04FEIrM025524/ZaCker1.exe
Jan  4 08:14:29 mail2.ihs.com mailscanner[25522]: .exe file in
ZaCker1.exe
Jan  4 08:14:29 mail2.ihs.com mailscanner[25522]: Found 2 viruses in
messages g04FEIrM025524

This isn't a big deal, but just wanted to make you aware of it, if you
weren't already.  I do like the fact that the syslog now reports when
attachments are quarantined due to the filename.rules.conf file.

Thanks,

Dustin Baer
Unix Administrator
Information Handling Services
15 Inverness Way East
Englewood, CO 80112
303-397-2836