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2120020 : Mail attachment with a suspicious file name |
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- Event Description
- Products that have this security check
- Affected platforms
- How to remove this vulnerability
- References
- Information about this document
Event description
An email attachment with a suspicious file name has been detected. Several worms, such as the Nimda worm, use file names with a particular format to take advantage of a vulnerability in some versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
Products that have this security check
- BlackICE Agent for Server
- BlackICE PC Protection
- BlackICE Server Protection
- IBM Security Server Protection for Windows
- Proventia Desktop
- Proventia Network IDS
- Proventia Network IPS
- Proventia Network MFS
- Proventia Server IPS for Linux technology
- RealSecure Desktop
- RealSecure Desktop Protector 3.6
- RealSecure Network
- RealSecure Server Sensor
- Virtual Server Protection for Vmware
| Email_Executable_Extension | |
This signature detects an email attachment that has one of the following extensions: 386, ADE, ADP, BAS, BAT, CHM, CMD, COM, CPL, CRT, DLL, DOT, EXE, HLP, HTA, HTML, HTM, INF, INS, ISP, JS, JSE, LNK, MDE, MSC, MSI, MSP, MST, OCX, PCD, PIF, POT, REG, RTF, SCR, SCT, SEA, SHB, SHS, SYS, URL, VB, VBE, VBS, WSC, WSF, WSH, XLT. |
Affected platforms
- Various vendors Any application
How to remove this vulnerability
You should immediately delete this email and examine your system with a virus checker.
References
Information about this document
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