Re: Microsoft update with attached file
From: Leon Mayne [MVP] (l.rem.mayne_at_uea.ac.uk)
Date: 08/24/04
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Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:37:38 +0100
Alan wrote:
> I just recieved an e-mail with an attached file that
> claimed to be from Microsofts Program Security Section.
> It urged me to run the attached file claiming to be a
> cumulative patch that eliminates all known security
> vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Outlook and Outlook
> Express. I did not open the file and deleted it. Could
> this have been a valid update or more then likely a
> virus. If this was a virus why did my Norton Antivirus e-
> mail scanning feature not catch it. Thanks Alan
Microsoft never send emails out like that. Always delete them.
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