Re: !!!!!! FAKE MS EMAIL
From: John Malone (jmalone1_at_mindspring.com)
Date: 09/19/03
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Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 07:16:17 -0700
Hello- I just recieved three of those fake MS e-mails
this morning, all with the W32.gibe virus attached.
>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings --
>
> What you received is either a very common malicious
hoax or the
>output of a computer infected by one of several wide-
spread, mass
>emailing worms. The most widely-known are:
>
>W32.Gibe_mm
>http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w
32.gibe@mm.html
>
>W32.Dumaru_mm
>http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w
32.dumaru@mm.html
>
>W32.Swen.A_mm
>http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w
32.swen.a@mm.html
>
> Microsoft never has, does not currently, and never
will email
>unsolicited security patches. At the most, if, and only
if, you
>subscribe to their security notification newsletter,
they will send
>you an email informing you that a new patch is available
for
>downloading.
>
>Microsoft Policies on Software Distribution
>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/?
url=/technet/security/policy/swdist.asp
>
>Information on Bogus Microsoft Security Bulletin Emails
>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?
url=/technet/security/news/patch_hoax.asp
>
> Any and all legitimate patches and updates are
readily available
>at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/. (Notice that
this is the true
>URL, rather than the bogus one that may have been
contained in the
>email you received.) Any messages that point to any
other source(s) or
>claim to have the patch attached are bogus.
>
>
>Bruce Chambers
>
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>
>You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't
ever count on
>having both at once. -- RAH
>
>
>"Kevan Bulmer" <kb@spam.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:uQ4bB4ofDHA.2320@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>
>> i recieved this, this AM, update your virus defs. to
catch it, they
>could
>> have done a better job than this half assed design :o)
>>
>>
>> Microsoft All Products | Support | Search
|
>Microsoft.com
>> Guide
>> Microsoft Home
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Microsoft Client
>>
>> this is the latest version of security update,
the "September
>2003,
>> Cumulative Patch" update which fixes all known security
>vulnerabilities
>> affecting MS Internet Explorer, MS Outlook and MS
Outlook Express as
>well as
>> three newly discovered vulnerabilities. Install now to
protect your
>computer
>> from these vulnerabilities, the most serious of which
could allow an
>> malicious user to run code on your computer. This
update includes
>the
>> functionality of all previously released patches.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> System requirements Windows 95/98/Me/2000/NT/XP
>> This update applies to MS Internet Explorer,
version 4.01
>and later
>> MS Outlook, version 8.00 and later
>> MS Outlook Express, version 4.01 and later
>> Recommendation Customers should install the
patch at the
>earliest
>> opportunity.
>> How to install Run attached file. Choose Yes on
displayed
>dialog box.
>> How to use You don't need to do anything after
installing
>this item.
>>
>>
>>
>> Microsoft Product Support Services and Knowledge
Base articles
>can be
>> found on the Microsoft Technical Support web site. For
>security-related
>> information about Microsoft products, please visit the
Microsoft
>Security
>> Advisor web site, or Contact Us.
>>
>> Thank you for using Microsoft products.
>>
>> 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.
>>
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>>
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