[clamav-users] Whitelisting extensions for virus scan

[Kris Deugau]

Jerry wrote:
> We have a a steady flow of "*.doc", "*.docx" "*.xlsx" and *.pdf" files
> exchanged with other offices. I have not seen a virus in any of them since
> 2010. Seems like you might be doing business with the wrong type of people.

I work for an ISP, managing our mail filtering services.

There are certainly legitimate Office document files being sent around, 
but there are plenty of malicious ones coming in too, and the "new" 
types are no guarantee the file is safe.  I certainly wouldn't exclude 
them from scanning.

-kgd