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RE: SoBig.F strange problem
From: "Bassett, Mark" <mbassett () omaha com>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 09:43:14 -0500
It is more obnoxious because it actually requires me to (ugh) talk to the users. ;) The bandwidth usage is certainly disconcerting, but not a lot I can do about it at the moment. -----Original Message----- From: Nick FitzGerald [mailto:nick () virus-l demon co uk] Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 6:03 PM To: full-disclosure () lists netsys com Subject: RE: [Full-disclosure] SoBig.F strange problem "Bassett, Mark" <mbassett () omaha com> wrote:
Our corporate antivirus software had reached nearly 3000 sobig quarantines between 9am and 2pm. Its quite a nasty little bugger.
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most obnoxious thing is the auto-replies from other antivirus software replying to our users and confusing them. "But I didn't send an email to gateway..?"
Really? With the virus messages weighing in at approx 100 KB each, you find the replies from others' virus scanners more obnoxious than the egregious waste of 300 MB of your network bandwidth? Wow! If so, can I please transfer my ISP bills to your company? I very seldom do as much as 300 MB a day (and never within a five hour window) and probably average in the low-to-mid 30 MB range so you shouldn't notice at all... 8-) Regards, Nick FitzGerald _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html ************************************************************ Omaha World-Herald Company computer systems are for business use only. This e-mail was scanned by MailSweeper ************************************************************ _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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- RE: SoBig.F strange problem, (continued)
- RE: SoBig.F strange problem Denis Dimick (Aug 19)
- RE: SoBig.F strange problem Boyer Kristy (Aug 19)
- RE: SoBig.F strange problem Risser, Nathan (BLM) (Aug 19)
- RE: SoBig.F strange problem Bassett, Mark (Aug 19)
- RE: SoBig.F strange problem Nick FitzGerald (Aug 19)
- RE: SoBig.F strange problem Ferris, Robin (Aug 20)
- RE: SoBig.F strange problem Schmehl, Paul L (Aug 20)
- Re: SoBig.F strange problem Stephen Clowater (Aug 20)
- Re: [fd] Re: SoBig.F strange problem Mike Vasquez (Aug 20)
- Re: SoBig.F strange problem Nick FitzGerald (Aug 20)
- RE: SoBig.F strange problem Bassett, Mark (Aug 20)
- RE: SoBig.F strange problem Dowling, Gabrielle (Aug 20)