Re: Novarg - Stopping .Zip Files

[Alvin Mills <alvin.mills () ttuhsc edu>]

TippingPoint....http://www.tippingpoint.com. Hands down the best money I 
ever spent to improve the security of our network. It can handle the 
bandwidth and your mail servers can continue to do what they were 
designed to do and that is to route mail, not fight viruses/worms.

Just my opinion.



Keith W. McCammon wrote:
> Don't know of any IPS tools, largely because I think that most IPS are 
> nonsense.  But I digress...
>
> Any SMTP gateway should be able to shut this down on a moments notice, 
> which is what I've done countless times to allow my AV systems to catch 
> up to other countermeasures.
>
> Just my opinion.
>
> Tom Milliner wrote:
>
> >  
> > Could someone tell me if there is an IPS solution
> > which could be quickly programmed to stop .zip
> > files?  I wish we could have stopped .zip files long
> > enough for our anti-virus program to get its updates.
> >
> > Tom Milliner, CPA, MCSE
> > Director of Information Services
> > Greater Dallas Assc of Realtors
> > 8201 N. Stemmons Frwy
> > Dallas,  TX  75247
> > www.gdar.org
> > mail to: milliner () gdar org
> > (214) 540-2741
> >  
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Alvin Mills
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Texas Tech University
Health Sciences Center
806.743.2870 x242
alvin.mills () ttuhsc edu
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