Re: suspicious email
From: Pavan \(MS\) (a-papedi_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/19/03
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Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 11:08:59 -0700
If you are infected by the w32.swen.@mm worm, follow this link for removal
instructions.
https://www.europe.f-secure.com/v-descs/swen.shtml
For more information Visit:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.swen.a@mm.html
Information on Bogus Microsoft Security Bulletin E-mails:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/news/patch_hoax.asp
-- Pavan This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights Please note I cannot respond to e-mailed questions. Please use these newsgroups to let me know if the suggestions resolved the issue. "MRR" <mlrlra@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:0e6701c37ed4$a6f47130$a001280a@phx.gbl... > I got the same one: The attachment name is patch425.exe > and contains the Worm.Automat.AHB virus. > > > >-----Original Message----- > >Greetings -- > > > > What you received is either a very common malicious > hoax or the > >output of a computer infected by one of several well- > known, > >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 > > > >-- > >Help us help you: > >http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm > >http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > > >You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't > ever count on > >having both at once. -- RAH > > > > > >"Steve Rappeport" <rapp7@swbell.net> wrote in message > >news:025a01c37ecb$73160670$a301280a@phx.gbl... > >> I have received a number of emails supposedly from > >> Microsoft which porport to contain security patches. > They > >> contain .exe attachments which may be viruses. They > were > >> not detected by my antivirus software. > >> > >> Normally security patches are obtained online. Who can > I > >> forward these emails to to determine if they are > viruses? > >> > >> Thanks > > > > > >. > >
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