gnupg encrypted mail and malware/spam

[John Clizbe]

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Eugene Smiley wrote:
>
> I think you are missing the point with regard to the issue of
> server based virus scanning. It isn't that hard to imagine a
> virus generating an email via Outlook which is then passed to
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> GPGRelay; the user isn't paying attention, types the passphrase,
> and it get's emailed; the user on the other end decrypts it and
> opens the attachment... BLAMO!

Ding! There's the REAL culprit - There seems to be as many LookOut!
exploits out on the 'Net as there are attacks against InternetExploder.

Perhaps a less-easily hijacked MUA is needed. What you describe here is
more E-mail worm than SPAM.

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