Re: [EXIM] A filter for Malissa?

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Author: Ken Bailey
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To: J.Goldberg
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [EXIM] A filter for Malissa?
Jeffrey Goldberg wrote ...
>
>Regarding a new Word macro virus W97M.Malissa, which has the effect of
>sending chain mail
>
> http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-99-04-Melissa-Macro-Virus.html
> http://www.microsoft.com/security/bulletins/ms99-002.asp
> http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/j-037.shtml
> http://www.sendmail.com/blockmelissa.html
>
>does anyone have an Exim global filter for this?



# Melissa:
# only works if Melissa is predictible and conformist...
#
if $header_Subject contains "Important Message From" and
   $message_body contains
    "Here is that document you asked for... don't show anyone else" then
  testprint "Melissa header and body part seen from $sender_address"
  freeze text
   "Melissa header and body part  seen. \n \
    Message may contain Melissa Word Macro Virus\n $message_headers"
endif
#



It would be nice to be able to freeze the message *and* generate an
autoreply to the sender to let them know the bad news. Any ideas?

>
>I'm not sure that its needed at my site, but it is worth considering.


We've caught a fair number of HAPPY99.EXEs like this as well

http://www.datafellows.com/v-descs/ska.htm
http://members.xoom.com/net_cool/

I can see this becoming an unpleasantly regular thing and
increased justification for running virus scanning at delivery.

:(

Ken

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