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Re: malware
- From: Andrey Repin <anrdaemon at yandex dot ru>
- To: Corinna Vinschen <cygwin at cygwin dot com>, cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2016 04:06:40 +0300
- Subject: Re: malware
- Authentication-results: sourceware.org; auth=none
- Authentication-results: smtp1m.mail.yandex.net; dkim=pass header dot i= at yandex dot ru
- 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>
- Reply-to: cygwin at cygwin dot com
Greetings, Corinna Vinschen!
> 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 agressive spam
> assassin and what not which gets constantly upgraded and fed with known
> spam regulary 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.
It already does the latter regularly. :(
I.e. I don't see at least one of my latest mails to the list. But I do see a
reply to it, presumable sent in reply to a CC'd copy because addressee not
being properly subscribed to the list.
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With best regards,
Andrey Repin
Friday, June 10, 2016 04:04:53
Sorry for my terrible english...
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