MailScanner issue not detecting MyDoom-0 [Re: nested .zip containing bad files not being caught]

Stijn Jonker SJCJonker at SJC.NL
Mon Jul 26 22:06:00 IST 2004


Drew,

Drew Marshall said the following on 26-Jul-04 22:42:
> Stijn Jonker wrote:
>
>> The longer explanation is below, but as far as I can tell the reason for
>> non detection is that the zip file inside the original zip file has the
>> same name. I think the explanation is below, and it is pointing towards
>> mailscanner.
>
> Interestingly I can't get anything to detect a problem with these two
> files either zipped or not. Very strange as they must be viruses but
> neither f-prot or clam want to find anything wrong... I have the latest
> definitions

Could you check the files within: http://www.sjc.nl/MS/ for me?

These are the two that are causing me issues?

Maybe it's not the same as Bob is seeing.

--
Met Vriendelijke groet/Yours Sincerely
Stijn Jonker <SJCJonker at sjc.nl>

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