Re: How do I get Microsoft to stop sending me what amounts to spam?

From: Tom Pepper Willett (tompepper_at_mvps.org)
Date: 05/13/03 

Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 11:01:48 -0500

That is *not* coming from MS. It is a spam/scam bogus email that contains
an attachment infected with a very nasty worm.

MS does not send you attachments via email. 

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Tom Pepper Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
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"Sammy Finkelman" <sammy.finkelman@relaynet.org> wrote in message
news:01f001c31968$681ba040$a101280a@phx.gbl...
| I am getting Microsoft security mail at an e-mailaddress
| that cannot interpret base 64 coding. There seems to be no
| way to shut this mailoff,making this spam.
|
| The e-mail address is notmonitored,it says.the web address
| it says to contact does not work. It apparently does not
| exist. There seems to be place in thios site to enter my
| complaint.I can't leave feedback.
|
| What I get is this
|
| Date: 05/10/03 (16:49)              Number: 176939 of
| 177106 (Refer# NONE)
|   To: SAMMY FINKELMAN
| From: mrhtkewqql83136@HSgIgh.com, MICROSOFT PUBLIC SUPPORT
| Subj: Microsoft Security Upd  1
| Read:     51/1 (08:58)              Status: RECEIVER ONLY
| Conf: email (1100)               Read Type: GENERAL (+)
|
|
| --GIXQWGdeLeJ
| Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
| Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
|
| Microsoft Customer
|
| this is the latest version of security update, the
| "May 2003, Cumulative Patch" update which eliminates all
| known security vulnerabilities affecting Internet Explorer,
| Outlook and Outlook Express as well as five newly
| discovered
| vulnerabilities. Install now to protect your computer from
| these
| vulnerabilities, the most serious of which could allow an
| attacker to
| run executable on your system. This update includes the
| functionality
| of all previously released patches.
|
| System requirements:
| Win 9x/Me/2000/NT/XP
|
| This update applies to:
| Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 4.01 and later
| Microsoft Outlook, version 8.00 and later
| Microsoft Outlook Express, version 4.01 and later
|
| Recommendation:
| Customers should install the patch at the earliest
| opportunity.
|
| How to install:
| Run attached file. Click Yes on displayed dialog box.
|
| How to use:
| You don't need to do anything after installing this item.
|
| Microsoft Technical Support is available at
| http://support.microsoft.com/
|
| For security-related information about Microsoft products,
| please visit the Microsoft Security Advisor web site at
| http://www.microsoft.com/security
|
| Contact us at
| http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/goregwiz.asp?
| target=3D/contactus/=
| contactus.asp
|
|
| Please do not reply to this message. It was sent from an
| unmonitored
| e-mail address and we are unable to respond to any replies.
|
| Thank you for using Microsoft products.
|
| With friendly greetings,
| Microsoft Public Support
| ________________________________________
| =A92003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. The
| names of =
| the actual companies
| and products mentioned herein =
| may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
|
| --GIXQWGdeLeJ
| Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"
| Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
|
| <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY>
| <BASEFONT SIZE=3D"2"><BR>
| Microsoft Customer
| <BR><BR>
| this is the latest version of security update, the<BR>
| "May 2003, Cumulative Patch" update which eliminates<BR>
| all known security vulnerabilities affecting Internet
| Explorer,<BR>
| Outlook and Outlook Express as well as five newly<BR>
| discovered vulnerabilities. Install now to protect your
| computer<BR>
| from these vulnerabilities, the most serious of which
| could allow<BR>
| an attacker to run executable on your system. This update
| includes<BR>
| the functionality of all previously released
| patches.<BR><BR>
|
| <TABLE BORDER=3D"3" CELLPADDING=3D"3" BGCOLOR=3D"#80CBF6">
| <TR VALIGN=3D"TOP">
| <TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE=3D"2">System requirements</FONT></TD>
| <TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE=3D"2">Win
| 9x/Me/2000/NT/XP</FONT></TD>
| </TR>
|
| <TR VALIGN=3D"TOP">
| <TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE=3D"2">This update applies
| to</FONT></TD>
| <TD NOWRAP>
| <FONT SIZE=3D"2">
| Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 4.01 and later<BR>
| Microsoft Outlook, version 8.00 and later<BR>
| Microsoft Outlook Express, version 4.01 and later
| </FONT>
| </TD>
| </TR>
|
| <TR VALIGN=3D"TOP">
| <TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE=3D"2">Recommendation</FONT></TD>
| <TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE=3D"2">Customers should install the
| patch =
| at the earliest opportunity.</FONT></TD>
| </TR>
|
| <TR VALIGN=3D"TOP">
| <TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE=3D"2">How to install</FONT></TD>
| <TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE=3D"2">Run attached file. =
| Click Yes on displayed dialog box.</FONT></TD>
| </TR>
|
| <TR VALIGN=3D"TOP">
| <TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE=3D"2">How to use</FONT></TD>
| <TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE=3D"2">You don't need to do =
| anything after installing this item.</FONT></TD>
| </TR>
| </TABLE>
| <BR>
|
| Microsoft Product Support Services and Knowledge Base
| articles<BR>
| can be found on the <A
| HREF=3D"http://support.microsoft.com/">=
| Microsoft Technical Support</A> web site.<BR>
| For security-related information about Microsoft products,
| please<BR>
| visit the <A HREF=3D"http://www.microsoft.com/security">
| Microsoft Security Advisor</A> web site, =
| or <A HREF=3D"http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/goregwiz.asp?=
| target=3D/contactus/contactus.asp">Contact us.</A><BR><BR>
|
| Please do not reply to this message. It was sent from an
| unmonitored<BR>
| e-mail address and we are unable to respond to any replies.
| <BR><BR>
| Thank you for using Microsoft products.
| <BR><BR>
| With friendly greetings,
| <BR>
| Microsoft Public Support<BR>
| <HR COLOR=3D"Blue" SIZE=3D"2" WIDTH=3D"400" ALIGN=3D"left">
| <FONT COLOR=3D"Gray">=A92003 Microsoft Corporation. All =
| rights reserved. The names of the actual companies<BR>
| and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of =
| their respective owners.</FONT>
| </BODY></HTML>
|
| --GIXQWGdeLeJ--
|
| --CwjUSUPIORpqEpV
| Content-Type: application/x-msdownload; name="patch792.exe"
| Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
| Content-Disposition: attachment
|
| TVqQAAMAAAAEAAAA//8AALgAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
| AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
|
| (and so on 9 long messages of garbage.)
|

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