Re: Bogus or real?

From: Louis Davidson (louisd_at_davidsoncom.net)
Date: 07/30/03


Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 11:05:07 -0700


Just a wake up call for the newsgroup users.
(You would think that the responsible parties would change
their bogus attempt method after all this time)

Louis.

>-----Original Message-----
>On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 10:25:53 -0700, Louis Davidson wrote:
>
>> snipped stuff!
>>
>>
>> Microsoft Customer
>>
>> this is the latest version of security update, the
>> "July 2003, Cumulative Patch" update which eliminates
all
>> known security vulnerabilities

>Louis,
>it's a fake. Microsoft doesn't work in this way for
system updates
>delivery.
>Never trust someone asking you to run attachments.
>
>--
>
>Alessandro Perilli
>Security Consultant / Trainer
>
>MCT - MCSE 2000 SECURITY - LINUX+
>CCSI - CCSE 2000 - CCSE+ NG
>CCNA - CIWP - CIWSA - CCA XP
>SECURITY+
>.
>



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