[Mimedefang] Missing Web Attachments

[Albert E. Whale]

THANK YOU EVERYONE.

While I Don't Use the Lookout Tools, and haven't followed the previous .url
discussions, I Appreciate your information!

Rob MacGregor wrote:

> >From: "Albert E. Whale" <aewhale at abs-comptech.com>
> >
> >Hmm, looks like I missed this piece of data on the attachment's Defang
> >Warning:
> >
> >  An attachment named Yahoo!.url was removed from this document as it
> >constituted a security hazard.  If you require this document, please
> >contact
> >the sender and arrange an alternate means of receiving it.
> >
> >I believe that this message was mangled because the .url was mentioned in
> >the
> >'Default' Windoze Minimum Bad_Extension Definition.
> >
> >While I did not write the Bad_Ext, I don't understand the 'danger' of
> >transmitting the *.url files to unwitting Windoze users.  What are these
> >file
> >types?
>
> Keep in mind that more recent versions of Outlook produce the same
> behaviour.  If this is the only person using Outlook 2000 (with security
> patches) or Outlook XP/2002 then that may the source of your real problem.
>
> URL files are shortcuts to, possibly, web pages.  They could be shortcuts to
> other things too AFAIK.
>
>   Please DO NOT send me ANY email directly unless it's a privacy issue.
>        Reply-to mangled to assist those who don't read the above.
> --
> Rob  |  What part of "no" was it you didn't understand?
>
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Albert E. Whale - CISSP
http://www.abs-comptech.com
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ABS Computer Technology, Inc. - ESM, Computer & Networking Specialists
Sr. Security, Network, and Systems Consultant
Board of Directors - InfraGard - Pittsburgh, PA