RE: AV "feature" does more DDoS than Sobig

["Steve Wray" <steve.wray () paradise net nz>]

Wellllll best... but not impossible to do it at the
firewall; you can do string matching in iptables (Linux).
You might need a powerful computer and fast NICs
tho otherwise performance might be a bit bad!
;)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: full-disclosure-admin () lists netsys com 
> [mailto:full-disclosure-admin () lists netsys com] On Behalf Of 
> Vladimir Parkhaev
> Sent: Friday, 29 August 2003 3:17 a.m.
> To: William Warren
> Cc: Fabio Gomes de Souza; bugtraq () securityfocus com; 
> full-disclosure () lists netsys com
> Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] AV "feature" does more DDoS than Sobig
>
>
> Quoting William Warren (hescominsoon () adelphia net):
> > this is the very reason i block all executables at my 
> firewall...plus it 
> > reduces the load on my workstations from having to scan all that 
> > garbage..<G>
>
> firewall? the best place to block IMHO will be on mail gateways
> ( you can bounce it with a nice message like 'atttachements of this
> type are not welcome here' )....
>
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