[Mimedefang] Has anybody seen word document spam?

[Kelson]

Michael Sofka wrote:
> Has anybody seen more recent Word doc spam activity?  My
> inclination is to leave word document scanning in place,
> since once a successful vector is discovered, it is likely
> to be exploited again.  However, I prefer buidling my
> cases on more than a hunch.

Not lately, but if spammers decide Word docs are a free ticket past the 
scanners, it won't take long to start.  Presumably the run described in 
that article didn't gain them enough of an advantage, though as I recall 
that was around the time image spam was really ramping up.  Maybe images 
proved more effective.

That said, Word docs (or files claiming to be Word docs) can still be 
vectors for viruses and malware, so it's worth at least subjecting them 
to virus scanning.

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Kelson Vibber
SpeedGate Communications <www.speed.net>