Dustin wrote:
> ~BD~<~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in
> news:SdadnXhygNdoNn_RnZ2dnUVZ7vmdnZ2d@bt.com:
>
>>> Did you forward the email BD? Based on the material you posted, it
>>> appeared as if you uploaded a .zip file right to vt.
>>
>> I received an email which had a zip file as an attachment. The
>> attachment had a virus within it, so my ISP would NOT download it to
>> my machine. However I *was* able to forward the email, complete with
>> it's attachment to scan@virustotal.com. The response I posted here
>> was also received by a return *email* message from VirusTotal.
>
> That's amazing. No really, that your ISP (ahem, cough cough) wouldn't let
> *you* open the attachment, but would let you forward it to every other
> tom dick and harry? So much for security control.

Here's the message - and the 'Warning'!

>>> Oh, and btw, as soon as you "opened" the email; it was "downloaded"
>>> to your computer, moron.
>>
>> I dispute what you are inferring. The email message itself *was* of
>> course downloaded to my machine - but the attachment was *not*!
>
> Did you see the email message on your screen, Dave? Yes, yes you
> did. How do you suppose it got there? I'll wait. You're truly learning more each and every day!

Yes!

http://i53.tinypic.com/23t357s.jpg

Shall I send it to you so you *know* for certain that it can be done?

D.