Free Anti Spam software for OE

I had not downloaded the Help file so cannot comment on the trojan issue, but the program is clean & it works beautifully. Have been using it for the last 2 years without any problem.

Anyway I don't RTFM beforehand. I always try to run the program & then if some problem comes, refer to the help file.

 

dbswinford--Hope to hear from you just which file it was that caused the Trojan alert. Maybe I have not looked hard enough, but I do not see a "download help file" link on the K9 site.
If the offending file can be just Saved but not opened, it can be sent to
http://virusscan.jotti.org/
or
http://www.virustotal.com/xhtml/index_en.html
for online scanning to see if they pick up the malware.

 

Answering the question...

It was the "KeirNet CHM file download" link...I clicked on the link, and before I could answer the "Open...Save...Cancel" dialog, McAfee popped up.

Sorry I haven't gotten back sooner, but I have been (and still am) "de-gunking" my PC since 7:00 AM Sunday (because of a different issue...not this one). Gotta strangle my son next time I see him

Please forgive me if my original post sounded like I was "blaming" anyone...these things happen. I am interested in K9 (based upon the kudos you folks have given it), and will try again soon. The reason I was trying to read the documentation was that I was unsure exactly *where* the program sits in the "stack ". I have RoadRunner (TimeWarner Cable) email that I log in to using Outlook Express...where does K9 sit? And where do I look for "false positives "? Can those among you that use K9 provide a synopsis or "Getting Started" nudge? I don't really need a "babysitter" approach, but until recently the built-in "rules" in OE worked well enough, and I just haven't had the need to look further...so yes, I'm kinda clueless on how 3rd party programs might work in this context.

I appreciate your concern and support.

Dale

 

dbswinford--No reason for you to feel badly that you have alerted us to this possible problem. You have performed a service to us all.
I downloaded the .chm file (but did not open it). I then scanned it with jotti, VirusTotal and Norton AV. None showed any obvious problem. (TotalVirus includes McAfee AV.) However, these are primarily AV scanners, though jotti often alerts to trojans as well.
Having said that, the jotti scan did say the following
"MIGHT BE INFECTED/MALWARE (Sandbox emulation took a long time and/or runtime packers were found, this is suspicious. Normally programs aren't packed and don't force the sandbox into lengthy emulation. Do realize no scanner issued any warning, the file can very well be harmless. Caution is advised, however.) "
So a little inconclusive.
Anyone who has opened/installed K9 or the .chm file should consider a scan with a² Free which is a detector for trojans already installed.
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/
The paid version will stop trojans from installing.

P.S. Does the same thing happen when you try to save/open the various individual sites on that page?

 

Dale, K9 acts like a POP3 server for your email client. It receives all the emails, categorises them as good or spam & then passes them on to your email client. Since it uses Baneysian filter, the longer you work with it, better it gets. I am having a success rate in excess of 95%.

 

If the program is even half as good as the documentation (I read all the links actually located on the web page...no problems), sliced bread seems to pale in comparison. I downloaded the windows installer version, and hope to install it this weekend (when, hopefully, I have more time to watch it).

Having said that, how does it work for you when the email comes as a picture (IOW, when the entire email is a GIF or JPG that contains a *picture* of a list of "manly-man potions" or "other stuff ")? Is it still effective? Additionally, the site indicates that the most recent release is 1.28, but there is no date of release indicated. Do you know the date that 1.28 was released?

I'm *really* looking forward to trying this program, and thanks again for suggesting it...it looks like a donation is in order.

Dale

 

Dale I am using k9 ver. 1.28m but don'y know when it was realeased - it seems about 2 years back.

No filtering program is going to filter any jpg/bmp or gif file, as the 'text' on the picture appears as text only to human eye, for the program they are just binary digits.

A further tip - Create a Spam folder in your Outlook Express & create a rule to Move mail which has [Spam] in the Subject into it. This would automatically sort the mails for you.

Good luck.