Re: Security
From: Alun Jones [MS MVP] (alun_at_texis.com)
Date: 11/12/03
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Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 02:35:28 GMT
In article <060e01c3a8a5$ad436050$a301280a@phx.gbl>, "Ben"
<benoit.turcot@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>I've received this e-mail i wanna know if it really comes=20
>from Microsoft.
>
>Warning: This message has had one or more attachments=20
>removed (UPDATE73.exe). Please read the "VirusWarning.txt"=20
>attachment(s) for more information.
As the few dozen other messages on this topic have already mentioned,
Microsoft don't send attachments with their email, particularly not
executable attachments. They also don't send them a dozen at a time, and
they don't send emails to you unless you've requested them to do so, such as
by signing up for the security bulletins at
http://register.microsoft.com/subscription/subscribeme.asp?ID=135
A couple of further items to think on:
1. By posting to a news group with your mail address, you've essentially
made for double the number of copies of the Swen virus you're going to get,
because that's one of the ways it gets new addresses. [Swen backwards is
News]
2. A couple of URLs worth looking into:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/
http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/swen.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/protect
3. A little reading ahead can often give you the answer without having to
ask the question. This particular question has been asked, and answered,
many times, here and in many other groups, over the last few weeks.
Alun.
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