Why is this a hidden filename extension?
Robert Lopez
rlopezcnm at gmail.com
Fri Sep 18 18:43:08 IST 2009
Report: MailScanner: Attempt to hide real filename extension (Motion
%26 Order.doc)
The above was a file name used by a college attorney and it the email
was blocked.
So it is a hot issue at the moment.
The file command returns
Microsoft Office Document Microsoft Word Document
for the magic type so the content appears to match the extension.
I only see two deny rules in filename.rules.conf that seem to be
focused on filetype v extension:
# Deny filenames containing CLSID's
deny \{[a-hA-H0-9-]{25,}\} Filename trying to hide its real type
Files containing CLSID's are trying to hide
their real type
# Deny all other double file extensions. This catches any hidden filenames.
deny \.[a-z][a-z0-9]{2,3}\s*\.[a-z0-9]{3}$ Found possible
filename hiding Attempt to hide real filename
extension
and there is also the white space rule
# Deny filenames with lots of contiguous white space in them.
deny \s{10,} Filename contains lots of white space
A long gap in a name is often used to
hide part of it
but this filename does not match any of them to my understanding.
What rule might have been matched?
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Robert Lopez
Unix Systems Administrator
Central New Mexico Community College (CNM)
525 Buena Vista SE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106
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