Another hoax email from supposed Microsoft

From: jay (mr_re_man28_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 05/19/03 

Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 02:15:10 -0700

>-----Original Message-----
>I received an email this morning
>from "support@microsoft.com" with a subject of "your
>password". The body of the email simply said "all
>information is in the attached file." When I highlighted
>the attachment, it was named picture_doc.pif. Upon
>looking at it's properties (without opening it), it
>appeared official enough, even looking as though it had
>been virus scanned but I was still suspicous. I wrote a
>brand new email BACK to support@microsoft.com and guess
>what? It came back with a delivery failure. I deleted
>the email, emptied my trash can and rebooted my machine.
>If anyone else gets this, I'd love to know about
>it....just to verify that it *was*, indeed, a hoax.
>Thanks.
>.
>>I just got 2 emails that said they were
>from "support@microsoft.com". Both of them said that
they
>were replies even though I haven't sent anything to
>microsoft recently. Also they both said that the details
>were in attachments. I ran Norton Anti Virus on them
>which didn't turn anything up but I still deleted them
>just to be safe. I just wanted to let people know about
>it.
>.
>ive had the same thing but i downloaded it and it messed
up my messager and has taken 2 hours to get i.e working
agian.nortons could'nt delete it and i still no the full
effect of what it has done.so looks like another reformat
to be safe..gggrrrr..name of email was password and it
seemed to come from support@microsort....the virus was
called w32.HL.mankx@mm....