Re: Mail from MSN Messenger
From: Chris Gianelloni (wolf31o2_at_charter.net)
Date: 08/19/03
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To: meowbaby <8kajkrui02@sneakemail.com> Date: 19 Aug 2003 12:31:02 -0400
On Tue, 2003-08-19 at 07:39, meowbaby wrote:
> Hard to tell if this email (below) is legitimate, since there's no way to verify, no PGP signature, just a web site link posted. There is no mention of this in another email I receive from MS on a weekly basis, which arrived last night. Given the number of viruses that purport to be from MS with files attached, I'd be extremely leery of reading this email in anything that does HTML
>
> full headers of the email:
> ________________________________
>
> From: ".NET Messenger Service Staff" <dot_net_msgr_svc@msgr.hotmail.com>
> Subject: Important Security Update for the .NET Messenger Service
> Date: Mon 18, Aug 2003
> Mime-Version: 1.0
> Content-Type: text/html; Charset=iso-8859-1
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
>
> <pre>
>
> ATTENTION: IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED FOR MSN AND WINDOWS MESSENGER USERS.
>
> You are receiving this e-mail because you are a MSN Messenger or Windows
> Messenger Service user.
>
> As part of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative, Microsoft is
> updating the .NET Messenger Service and providing you with an important
> MSN Messenger or Windows Messenger security update.
>
> If you are using MSN Messenger 5.0, Windows Messenger 4.7.2000, or MSN
> Messenger for Mac 3.5, or any versions higher than these, you do NOT need
> this security update. To find out which version you have, select the
> 'Help' menu in Messenger, then select 'About'. If you are using an older
> version, or are not sure, please visit:
> http://messenger.msn.com/Help/Upgrades.aspx
> for an update.
>
> NOTICE: If you are not using an updated version, you will be unable to
> continue using your MSN Messenger or Windows Messenger Service.
>
> Thank you for helping Microsoft further its commitment to helping you
> protect your privacy and security online.
>
> You can view the .NET Messenger Statement of Privacy at:
> http://messenger.msn.com/Help/Privacy.aspx
> and the .NET Messenger Service Terms of Use and Notices at:
> http://messenger.msn.com/Help/Terms.aspx.
>
> </pre>
>
I can tell you that I have my hotmail account to only allow email from
users in my Contact List and Hotmail/MSN announcements, and I received
this email from them. I would suspect it is real, since it was able to
bypass their filters and reach my inbox.
- application/pgp-signature attachment: This is a digitally signed message part
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