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This is getting a bit ridiculous
From: robochan <robochan () twcny rr com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 12:59:15 -0500
It's been what, 2-3 years now that outlook viruses have been spoofing senders? For as long as these things have been propagating and spoofing the sender address...these antivirus software packages STILL send a reply to SPOOFED senders telling them that they sent the wretched thing. It more than doubles the amount of network traffic, and totally without merit or need. I'd say it more along the lines of triples-quadruples the amount of traffic, since the antivirus programs often also send a complete copy of the infected attachment alongside it - as well as sending it out to people who never sent it in the first place. Actually, I'd say considerably more than quadruples... Consider the average address book... Let's conservatively say 25 email addresses are contained. That one infected person then immediately sets off the antivirus software to send "infection alerts" to 25 other people. So, conservatively, the antivirus software is tacking on 25x the traffic. Now who's responsible for all the network slowdowns... The actual virus? Or the antivirus companies that knowingly and needlessly, send "alerts" to uninfected spoofed senders? Let's not even get into cpu cycles... I, for one, have received at least 45 "alerts" about this latest outlook virus in the last 24 hours - SOLELY from antivirus software. I don't run windows or outlook, so I'm not susceptible to this. The antivirus software is responsible for 45x the amount of network traffic I've gotten, I'm just one person. Thanks, outlook+antivirus software, for making it so that even those immune from the virus still have to suffer the ill effects. Sorry for the rant, thanks for your time. ...Rob -- If encryption is outlawed, only 3462AFC909DE11D235FDAE _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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