zero byte exe files filling quarantine, help!!

[Martin.Hepworth]

Jeff

Broken downloader Trojan - looks like the malware writers QA is bit crap
;-)

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Martin Hepworth
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Solid State Logic
Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info [mailto:mailscanner-
> bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Jeff A. Earickson
> Sent: 30 January 2007 14:29
> To: mailscanner mailing list
> Subject: zero byte exe files filling quarantine, help!!
>
> Gang,
>
> I'm running beta version 4.58.7, and I've noticed this morning that
> a ton of stuff is getting dumped into my MailScanner quarantine
> directory.  Everything that ends up there is a zero-byte exe
> file like "postcard.exe" or "Greeting Card.exe" (virus?), that
> generates a quarantine message back to the sender.  These quarantine
> message will make MailScanner look **bad**.  Version 4.57.7 does this
> too.  Running sophos 4.14 and the latest clam.
>
> The only quick fix I could think of was to change "Quarantine
Infections"
> from yes to no.  Anybody else seeing this issue??
>
> Jeff Earickson
> Colby College
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