eTrust Antivirus Groupware Options User Guide
Using an electronic messaging system is a common way for today’s corporations to communicate. Quite often, the messaging system becomes an essential method for sharing information and documents, both within and outside of the enterprise. Unfortunately, these same systems can have gaps in security that enable infections to rapidly spread through an organization—posing risks to both data and productivity.
According to an International Computer Security Association (ICSA®) survey, email attachments are the most common sources of infections. Macro viruses, worms, and other malicious code can come in through email to slow down and debilitate your system. For example, infectors such as the Winword Concept macro virus and the Melissa virus have become among the fastest spreading viruses in history. According to the ICSA, the well-known LoveLetter virus is a mass-mailer, and therefore has the potential to spread quickly. The virus arrives as a VBS file attached to an email message.