[Gloucs] Virus Attacks!
bjh
gloucs at mailman.lug.org.uk
Wed Sep 10 18:33:01 2003
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Hi Tim,
Thanks for the info - will forward it to the server controllers!
Best wishes
Barrie
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Tim Ballam=20
To: 'gloucs@mailman.lug.org.uk'=20
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 11:40 AM
Subject: RE: [Gloucs] Virus Attacks!
Depending on the mail server setup you could use something like Mavis =
http://www.pagefault.org this will work with a lot of mail servers and =
different anti virus software.
Attached is a scipt to automate the updating of sophos.
I have it installed on a SME server along with sophos and it works a =
treat.
Tim Ballam=20
Senior Technical Consultant=20
CPC Computers=20
Tel +44 (0)1452 553344=20
Fax +44 (0)1452 553345=20
Web http://www.cpccomputers.co.uk=20
Email tim.ballam@cpccomputers.co.uk=20
-----Original Message-----
From: bjh [mailto:bjh@good-news.fsnet.co.uk]
Sent: 10 September 2003 10:42
To: gloucs@mailman.lug.org.uk
Subject: [Gloucs] Virus Attacks!
Hi All,
Just a note to let you know that we have been receiving a large number =
of virus inclusive messages to the Gloucester LUG web server during the =
last three weeks in particular - the server seems to have no ability to =
auto delete these messages and I have been hand deleting each one as =
they arrive and are held on the server pending authorisation by myself =
or Francis.
As an illustration of the number, I stopped counting at fifty ten days =
ago and have deleted many more since.
Clearly this must be happening to every LUG group in the country, and =
in the main we are receiving batch attacks every seven days, in line =
with the in built virus "trigger" of every seven days through to year =
2004!
Has anyone any ideas that could be sent to the LUG server controllers =
so that the server could be setup with an auto delete facility?? - It =
would save a hell of a lot of man hours throughout the UK in particular =
- I would think that many LUG administrators are just letting the emails =
through to list members with resulting chaos to individual computers =
across the world!
Best wishes to one and all...
Barrie Haycock
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi Tim,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks for the info - will forward it =
to the server=20
controllers!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Best wishes</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Barrie</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3DTim.Ballam@cpccomputers.co.uk=20
href=3D"mailto:Tim.Ballam@cpccomputers.co.uk">Tim Ballam</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dgloucs@mailman.lug.org.uk=20
=
href=3D"mailto:'gloucs@mailman.lug.org.uk'">'gloucs@mailman.lug.org.uk'</=
A>=20
</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 10, =
2003 11:40=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Gloucs] Virus=20
Attacks!</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D855083210-10092003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D2>Depending on the mail server setup you could use something =
like Mavis=20
<A href=3D"http://www.pagefault.org">http://www.pagefault.org</A> this =
will work=20
with a lot of mail servers and different anti virus=20
software.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D855083210-10092003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D855083210-10092003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D2>Attached is a scipt to automate the updating of=20
sophos.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D855083210-10092003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D855083210-10092003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>I=20
have it installed on a SME server along with sophos and it works =
a=20
treat.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D855083210-10092003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D855083210-10092003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D855083210-10092003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>
<P><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2>Tim Ballam</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2>Senior Technical =
Consultant</FONT>=20
<BR><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2>CPC Computers</FONT> <BR><FONT =
face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2>Tel +44 (0)1452 553344</FONT> <BR><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2>Fax +44 (0)1452 553345</FONT> <BR><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2>Web <A =
href=3D"http://www.cpccomputers.co.uk/"=20
target=3D_blank>http://www.cpccomputers.co.uk</A></FONT> <BR><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2>Email =
tim.ballam@cpccomputers.co.uk</FONT>=20
</P><BR></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D855083210-10092003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D855083210-10092003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D855083210-10092003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT =
face=3DTahoma=20
size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> bjh=20
[mailto:bjh@good-news.fsnet.co.uk]<BR><B>Sent:</B> 10 September 2003=20
10:42<BR><B>To:</B> gloucs@mailman.lug.org.uk<BR><B>Subject:</B> =
[Gloucs]=20
Virus Attacks!<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi All,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Just a note to let you know that we =
have been=20
receiving a large number of virus inclusive messages to the Gloucester =
LUG web=20
server during the last three weeks in particular - the server seems to =
have no=20
ability to auto delete these messages and I have been hand deleting =
each one=20
as they arrive and are held on the server pending authorisation by =
myself or=20
Francis.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>As an illustration of the number, I =
stopped=20
counting at fifty ten days ago and have deleted many more =
since.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Clearly this must be happening to =
every LUG group=20
in the country, and in the main we are receiving batch attacks every =
seven=20
days, in line with the in built virus "trigger" of every seven days =
through to=20
year 2004!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Has anyone any ideas that could be =
sent to the=20
LUG server controllers so that the server could be setup with an auto =
delete=20
facility?? - It would save a hell of a lot of man hours =
throughout the=20
UK in particular - I would think that many LUG administrators are just =
letting=20
the emails through to list members with resulting chaos to =
individual=20
computers across the world!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Best wishes to one and =
all...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Barrie =
Haycock</FONT></DIV><CODE><FONT=20
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