On Tue, 2005-02-01 at 14:41 -0800, Dack wrote: > > > By sending a base64 encoded image file in a URL an attacker could evade > > > virus scanning. > > It's somewhat harsh to single out ClamAV for this issue. AFAICT, the > > only two virus scanners that do currently protect against this are > > What mail clients, if any, would execute a virus encoded in this manner? > Is this a gaping hole in other mail anti-virus systems, or do most > clients just ignore this kind of data? I really haven't tested mail clients, but Thunderbird would be the most likely. -trog
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