Re: 12 paches in 1 day!

From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 09/20/03


Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 23:29:25 -0600


Steve;
You are on a mailing list all right but it is not Microsoft.
Those are viruses masquerading as Microsoft patches.

Microsoft NEVER sends Email with attachments.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/news/patch_hoax.asp

To protect the safety and security of your computer:
Install or enable a firewall IMMEDIATELY, before connecting to the
internet:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283673

Install ALL Critical Updates IMMEDIATELY.
Start/All Programs/Windows Update

Install an antivirus application
Update it weekly
Run it at least weekly

Also see:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/default.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/security/home/
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/columns/security/5min/5min-105.asp

-- 
Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
http://dts-l.org/index.html
"Steve Curran" <srcurran@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:0b4801c37f33$e0fb2180$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> I have received over 10 emails from MS to load patches and
> then after loading it says that the patch is not
> applicable to my system. Any idea what is going on?
>
> It is like I am on a emailing list from Microsoft.
>
>
> Steve


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