spam.txt contains a virus
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Description
Hi I thought I would raise this with the project.
EN-text/spam.txt contains an email that has the Base64 code of an infected attachment. The email starts on line 2235, attachment name OMO.doc.com
The infection is https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/threats/malware-encyclopedia-description?Name=Worm:Win32/Sircam.A@mm
This is flagged on Virus Total and is blocked by a number of AV products.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Inspect EN-text/spam.txt around line 2235 and verify the reported attachment and malware finding with the project's maintainers. Determine the approved handling for infected sample data, then confirm the repository no longer triggers the reported antivirus warnings after the issue is addressed.
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Assessment
- Domain
- content, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 1/5
- Estimated time
- Under an hour
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100