[SGVLUG] ack -- finally got "wormed" at work

[Tom Emerson]

On Tuesday 16 August 2005 6:32 pm, Robert Leyva wrote:
> Try downloading and installing clamwin (clamwin.com)?

heh heh heh -- you're lucky enough to be working in a part of WB that 
encourages the use of Linux ;)  As such, we are "supposedly" (?) protected by 
norton at a corporate level -- in fact, they send an e-mail every tuesday 
morning reminding people to leave their system "on" so the latest signature 
file can be downloaded & applied automatically [as well as a full scan, etc.]  
Turns out this is a bit redundant for me anyway as I've also set a daily scan 
myself, but apparently that doesn't do much good if the signature file isn't 
updated with the same frequency.

[ironically, yesterday I wanted someone to send me a group of files so he used 
winzip to package them up for me, but when his message arrived it was noted 
as "quarantined" because the attachment HAD A VIRUS.  When he (and I) scanned 
the file he created, it didn't turn anything up -- a call into the 
company-wide helpdesk confirmed we "had the latest signature file" so we came 
to the conclusion that there may be a blanket "rule" that all .zip files are 
presumed to be virus laden]

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