Scanning email attachments

[Beesknees]

I know very little about virus's in general but it seems they are sometimes vb script files with the extension and icon changed to appear to be something else other than the executable they actually are.
Is there any virus scanning softwrae out there that can scan mails as they pass through the exchange server to check if the attachment has been disguised.
Surely this has been thought of before?

 

[2ffat]

Yes, there are. Most (AV/email) scanners look at the contents of the attachment not just the extensions. Also, firewalls can be set to block certain extensions (whether or not they they are hidden) and you can tell your e-mail software to show you all extensions. James P. Cottingham

I am the Unknown lead by the Unknowing.
I have done so much with so little
for so long that I am now qualified
to do anything with nothing.

 

[Empeethree]

check

http://www.sybari.com

that is the software I use , and it has covered me many a time.


hth
Rob
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Trying is the first step to failure
Homer Simpson
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[DomainMaster]

I use ScanMail for Exchange from Trend micro [antivirus.com] and find it does everything I need...

Jon. ----------------------------------------
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