*RED* ALERT

From: Duane Arnold (notme@notme.com)
Date: 03/15/03 

From: "Duane Arnold" <notme@notme.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 13:13:55 GMT

<snip>

There is an email, possible subject, "Latest Network Security Update" with
a "patch", "Q125900.EXE" (or other) attached. It looks like it came from
Microsoft. The email is well written, possibly a copy of the text from
Microsoft's actual patch/s site. The "patch" is suppose to fix security
leaks
in IE and OE for Windows 9*/ME/2000/XP. Please, DON'T launch the
attachment.
Note: Microsoft doesn't send patches via email.

<snip>

Also I have heard that some kind of Code Red 2 is starting to happen.

just a friendly *red* alert

Doctor *D* :) 

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