Re: Is this Mail from MS?
From: Larry Samuels MS-MVP XP \(Shell/User\) (larry_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/20/03
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Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 22:47:50 -0400
Microsoft never sends unsolicited files by email.
DO NOT open the file--it is NOT from MS.
REPEAT:Microsoft NEVER sends unsolicited files by email.
It is a virus masquerading as MS security.
The most recent is W32/Swen@MM which can be removed with Stinger
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
The others circulating are dumaru.b
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.dumaru.b@mm.html
or a variant of the gibe worm.
Removal tool for gibe is at
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.gibe@mm.removal.tool.html
-- Larry Samuels MS-MVP (Windows-Shell/User) Associate Expert Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at http://home.earthlink.net/~larrysamuels/WS2003FAQ.htm Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone "Spike" <Irish_1614@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:8fa001c37f20$89765320$a601280a@phx.gbl... > I got a piece of mail from "mircosoft"? > it's a patch... it's upgrade1636.exe > Is it real, when I click on it, I get a warning that this > mail might have a virus > > Anyone know about upgrade1636.exe from Microsoft? >
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