Re: Mail script to fight latest Blaster garbage
Re: Mail script to fight latest Blaster garbage
- Subject: Re: Mail script to fight latest Blaster garbage
- From: Andrew Oliver <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 22:45:58 -0700
On 9/19/03 9:50 PM, "Jim Burton" <email@hidden> wrote:
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Obviously, if someone sends you a legitimate Windows executable, it too
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will end up in the Junk folder if you use this script.
You mean there is such a thing as a legitimate Windows executable sent via
email?
I don't think I've ever seen that myself.
Andrew
:)
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I've been hit hard with e-mails from the latest Blaster worm, So I've
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created an Applescript (blasterblaster) that works with Mail to
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alleviate the problem. This Applescript takes a somewhat heavy-handed
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approach -- it simply checks the body of the message for references to
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Windows executables -- .exe, .scr, .pif and .bat. If found, it flags
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the message as junk and puts it in the Junk folder.
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Obviously, if someone sends you a legitimate Windows executable, it too
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will end up in the Junk folder if you use this script.
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Why use an Applescript instead of simply checking "Message Content" in
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a Mail Rule? Because "Message Content" doesn't seem to work...
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To use the script in Mail, create a new Rule for "Every Message" and
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in "Perform the following actions" tell it to "Run Applescript" and
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"Choose" the Applescript file.
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The script is available at http://burtcom.homeip.net/blasterblaster.scpt
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Comments, improvements welcome...
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