Re: Virus from Microsoft Corporation

From: Mike Beauchamp (newsgroups_at_mikebeauchamp.com)
Date: 12/29/03 

Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 00:42:34 -0500

Just don't open the attachments... microsoft obviously isn't going to email
you their updates.
Go to Windows Update to get them.. and do it often.

You don't need Anti Virus software to tell you that the attachments are
going to be virii

Mike
http://mikebeauchamp.com

"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
news:eWaj4xczDHA.1576@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> If you are posting to UseNet with your TRUE, not a munged, email address
then that is why.
>
> The Swen is news spelled backwards. The reason it is called this is
because the Swen worm
> harvests email addresses from UseNet News Groups. It has an engine that
allows it to post
> itself to UseNet News Groups and well as it has its own email engine.
>From the list of
> email addresses that it has harvested, it will then email itself to those
addresses.
>
> W32/Swen@MM - http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_100662.htm
>
> There are several Internet worms that masquerade as patches from
Microsoft. The most common
> are; Swen, Dumaru, Gibe and Torvil. All AV companies and Microsoft are
fully aware of this
> problem.
>
> All you can do is...
>
> 1. Keep your AV package up-to-date
> 2. Create email "rules" to auto-delete the offending messages
> 3. Petition your ISP to install AV software on their respective email
servers.
> 4. Install *all* MS Critical Updates via the Windows Update web site.
> 5. If all else fails, Change your email address.
>
> Dave
>
>
>
>
>
> "Navdeep Bhardwaj" <navdeepb@netsoftglobal.com> wrote in message
> news:%23PFNorczDHA.2148@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> | Hi
> | From last few days I am getting mails from MS Corporation Network
Security
> | Division or MS Corporation Program Security Section etc. That are
attached
> | with an Executable and my antivirus program says its an virus. The
subject
> | of these mails are like
> | Network Security Patch
> | Latest net critical upgrade
> | Current Microsoft Upgrade
> | Newest Critical Upgrade
> | Last Patch and so on...
> |
> | Please help what should i do...
> | Navdeep Bhardwaj
> |
> |
>
>

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  • Re: OWA and missing attachments
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