Denis HAVLIK <denismandrakesoft.com> writes:

> Folks,
>
> Why don't we make a really simple anti-virus program, which simply rejects
> all .doc, .exe, etc attachements? I for one would love to have such a
> possibility in postfix configuration. Something like:
>
> ***********************************************************************
> Do yo want to bounce all emails with dangerous attachements(*) back to
> sender? (Y/N)
>
> (*) .exe, .doc, (give a full list here) attachements are known as
> source of computer viruses, and therefore potentially dangerous. While
> many anti-virus programs exist, which scan such attachements, the
> simplest way to make sure no viruses go trought is to deny ALL
> attachements of these types. While very efficient, this solution may make
> some of your users really mad at you, so use with care.
> *************************************************************************
>
> WDYT?
>
> Denis

Hello there,

you're talking here about attachements which implies mails in some sort.
We could add a postfix configuration in order to scan the mails ... but
this is rather a posfix issue not a firewall one.

Another idea would be to add something to squid so that all the downloaded
files will be scanned before downloading. This concerns direct downloading
through a web browser.

I had a short look at viralator: http://viralator.loddington.com/

but didn't dig too much ... yet.

sincerely,

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