Window of exposure lets viruses run rampant

"lsi" <[email protected]>
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[Home users and small businesses can block ALL messages with 
executable attachments too.  Here's how to do it with Spampal, a free 
anti-spam program for Windows:

http://www.spampalforums.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=6286

...yes, a spam filter can be used to block viruses! - Stu]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/02/virus_exposure_stats/

Window of exposure lets viruses run rampant
By John Leyden
Published Thursday 2nd June 2005 13:51 GMT

More than 295,000 virus-infected emails were sent to companies in the 
UK in May before anti-virus vendors could issue signature updates, 
according to email filtering firm BlackSpider Technologies. 

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