Re: Re: Re: Fake Security Messages

From: anonymous (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/31/03 

Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 18:19:19 -0800

Looks like you can turn the update notification service
off. Microsoft is starting monthly updates.

>-----Original Message-----
>Here's my question on this subject.
>How do you know a real message from Microsoft from the
spam?
>I subscribe to Microsoft's Update Notification. YES there
>is such a thing. The problem is, when is it for real and
>when is it spam?
>I think I know. The spam is To: user or anonymous and the
>real one is To: Louis Fuentes. (Which I have not
received yet)
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Microsoft does care. Everyone should care.
>>We want to know what business you are in so we
can "slam"
>>your business. But you are too chicken to tell us and
>>probably will not read this either.
>>Goodbye
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 08:29:15 -0800, "Allen"
>><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I have been swamped for the past several months with
>>fake
>>>>messages from "MS Security" with attachments that are
>>>>allegedly patches to improve my security. I delete
>>them
>>>>and then go to the deleted folder and delete tham
>>again.
>>>>But why can't Microsoft find and prosecute these
people
>>>>and why hasn't Microsoft asked the public to help
them
>>by
>>>>send inforation on these messages? Is there nothing
>>that
>>>>can be done??
>>>
>>>They're not coming from Micro***, they're coming from
>>personal computers infected by Swen worm. Micro***
>>doesn't care. You have
>>>to report them to the sender by notifying their ISP
that
>>they have infected customer workstations.
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>>.
>>
>.
>

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