RE: NAV CE & Password Protected ZIP Files

["Glen L. Bowes" <bowes () cogeco ca>]

Fair enough but I'd much prefer users don't get the opportunity to open the
attachment at all.

Sophos has apparently found a way to check the archive and I got a reply
off-list that suggests that the Symantec flavor of the Antivirus Corporate
edition with the latest update can as well.

Have you found that the file is immediately quarantined and user cannot
access it any further?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carlton Foster [mailto:c.a.foster () larc nasa gov]
> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 1:17 PM
> To: Glen L. Bowes; security-basics () securityfocus com
> Subject: Re: NAV CE & Password Protected ZIP Files
>
> What we've seen in testing is if you try to open the zip using the
> password, NAV immediately flags the file inside as a virus.
>
> At 10:34 AM 3/4/2004, Glen L. Bowes wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Sorry for the off topic post but with the flurry of MyDoom variants
> > appearing with the payload stored in password protected zip files, is
> there
> > a way to get NAV CE to detect the virus?
> >
> > My understanding is that NAV cannot scan the file inside of the zip
> archive
> > as it doesn't supply a password to extract it. My understanding at times
> can
> > be mistaken though ;)


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