Re: Almost every day I have got Microsoft Security Update posting

From: geopelia (phildoran_at_xtra.co.nz)
Date: 04/29/03


Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 13:29:57 +1200


"Alex Vinokur" <alexvn@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
news:b8fiok$8uhhg$1@ID-79865.news.dfncis.de...
>
> "Norm Dresner" <ndrez@att.net> wrote in message
news:MbGqa.126963$ja4.5442630@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > You don't have an anti-virus program running, do you? If you did, you'd
> > know what they were.
>
> How can I set up anti-virus program (on Microsoft 2000)?
>
> >
> > Norm
> >
> > "Alex Vinokur" <alexvn@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> > news:b8dnv8$8na8t$1@ID-79865.news.dfncis.de...
> > > Almost every day I have got "Microsoft Security Update" messages.
> > >
> > > See for instance :
> > > news://msnews.microsoft.com/eKHFW89CDHA.392@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl
> > > (via NNTP Server, not via Google)
> > >
> > > Why are the messages sending almost every day?
> > >
> > > Do I have to run executable files attached to the postings?
> > >
>
>
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> Alex Vinokur
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> I have got PC Cillin, and xtra also looks for viruses. Why do these
"microsoft" emails get through? I know they are viruses so delete them.
geopelia
>



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