Re: [Ext]How are you handling zip files attachments in mail?

We've been blocking .zip files for years.  When people complain, I tell 
them to rename it .piz and have the recipient rename back.

Mark

On 7/28/2016 12:29 PM, Karl Zander wrote:
> We have starting blocking all zip file attachments. We're getting 175-200 messages a day with suspicious zip file attachments. (We have about 50 users.)
>
> Subject lines
>
> invoice
> annual report
> FedEx Delivery Failure
>
> and other subjects designed to trick people to opening the zip and infecting their computer.
>
>
> Using Nicolas Hatier's Find Attachments filter
>
> Occasionally we get legitimate zip files blocked.
>
> We setup an instance of OwnCloud for file sharing.
>
>
> Are we being paranoid or have zip files become too dangerous?
>
> --Karl
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