Re: Trick or Legit. E-mail ?
From: *Vanguard* (no-email_at_no-spam.invalid)
Date: 02/20/04
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Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 23:19:27 -0600
"Bob Maisey" said in news:12de201c3f76c$d19f42f0$a301280a@phx.gbl:
> I have been receiving an e-mail, twice a day, for the past
> 5 days.
> It says it is from Microsoft.
> It's subject reads: "Use This Patch Immediately".
>
> I am afraid to open the enclosure; not knowing if it is
> legit., or some type of a scam or virus.
>
> Can anyone tel me if this type of thing is real or how to
> check it out.
>
> If it is not real then, how can I report it to Microscoft?
Microsoft doesn't know you.
Microsoft doesn't bother sending specialize e-mails like this.
Microsoft already has a mechanism for providing patches. It's called
Windows Update.
Even if you suspected you needed the patch, why would you accept one from an
unknown sender rather than visit windowsupdate.microsoft.com?
Take a look at the Received headers in the bogus message. You'll see that
the source is not a Microsoft domain (but you need to know how to read and
track through Received headers to recognize the bogus ones that spammer,
scammers, and scum will insert in their attempt to fool the recipient).
Are you running executable attachments in e-mails sent from unknown senders,
especially if you never prompted for it?
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