Some Worm is trying to cheat MailScanner users ?!

[Drew Marshall]

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Moacyr Leite da Silva wrote:
>> Seens to me that some worm is trying to cheat MailScanner users, I dont
>> have
>> signature in my MailScanner configurations.

No the virus was removed. I'm not a Spanish (Or Brazillian!) speaker so I
can't tell you what it says but I see a Mailscanner warning message in the
headers.

>>
>> Warning: Esta mensagem continha anexos que foram removidos
>> Warning: (thats_hard.9727.scr).
>> Warning: Leia o anexo "AKADNYX-Attachment-Warning.txt" para maiores
>> informações.
>>
>> I was surprised, too!
>> Who_could_suspect_something_like_that? shityiiiii
>>
>>
>>
>> *-*-* Mail_Scanner: No Virus
>> *-*-* AKADNYX.COM- Anti_Virus Service
>> *-*-* http://www.akadnyx.com.br
>>
>> --===a2d635d06.48886b1bbe8731095
>> Content-Type: text/plain;
>>  charset="us-ascii";
>>  name="AKADNYX-Attachment-Warning.txt"
>> Content-Disposition: attachment;
>> filename="AKADNYX-Attachment-Warning.txt"
>> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
>>
>> Esta =E9 uma mensagem do servi=E7o de prote=E7=E3o contra v=EDrus
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> O anexo "thats_hard.9727.scr" encontra-se na lista pro=EDbida de tipos
>> de a> rquivo,
>> e foi substitu=EDdo por esta mensagem de aviso no e-mail.
>>
>> Nossos sistemas previnem que uma c=F3pia do arquivo em quest=E3o fique
>> armazenada.
>>
>> Hoje, Wed Jan  5 03:16:21 2005, o anti-virus relatou o seguinte:
>>    Windows Screensavers are often used to hide viruses
>> (thats_hard.9727.scr)
>>    No programs allowed (thats_hard.9727.scr)
>>
>> --=20
>> Postmaster

I agree that your AV seems not to have found a virus but MS has removed
the attachment anyway. Perhaps the attachment was broken...

Drew


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