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Re: malware
- From: Erik Soderquist <ErikSoderquist at gmail dot com>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2016 13:19:07 -0400
- Subject: Re: malware
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- References: <0D835E9B9CD07F40A48423F80D3B5A7039D920C3 at USA7109MB022 dot na dot xerox dot net> <3227b657-3712-966a-45ed-2bdd0d96d7c3 at gmail dot com> <CAKepmajx8LtDyYun-++CPaSuUMZsEQMKe=P2=JSgZwv36HvmOg at mail dot gmail dot com> <CAKepmai4bt1L_t+YKADFv0wX=MeNUM_D5h0iTCWFRqw=hzc5Qw at mail dot gmail dot com> <c8b4fa97-b7ed-c071-da55-e7246e1a0316 at gmail dot com> <20160609161421 dot GA15058 at calimero dot vinschen dot de>
On Thu, Jun 9, 2016 at 12:14 PM, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> On Jun 9 18:02, Marco Atzeri wrote:
>> On 09/06/2016 17:52, Jack Adrian Zappa wrote:
>> > Are you referring to the 83.dotm file? Looks highly suspicious. o.O
>> >
>>
>> It is clearly spam or worse.
>>
>> But some of them will always pass whatever filter the cygwin mail
>> server is implementing.
>> Some of them are reaching any mailbox also company's one.
>
> I can only agree with Marco. Sourceware is running an aggressive spam
> assassin and what not which gets constantly upgraded and fed with known
> spam regularly to hone the filters. However, there's *no* way it will
> always catch all spam or virus or worm. If so, it would probably also
> catch lots of legit mails.
If ever anyone develops a "perfect" filter, someone else will develop
a way to get past it, and it will no longer be "perfect"... a
continuous cat & mouse game that will continue until the profit from
spam/virus/worm infiltration is permanently ended or the universe
implodes on itself... and I'm not sure the second scenario would
actually end it...
-- Erik
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