Re: Is it a MSN messange or it is it a destroyer POPUP

From: Richard McCall [MSFT] (richmcc_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/30/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 09:12:14 -0500

MS is not going to proactively scan you computer and notify you of any
required patch. I do not suggest applying any security patches from anysite
that you get a popup from. 

-- 
Richard McCall [MSFT]
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"Pepe" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6d9201c3e6d5$5e8c4760$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> I AM RECIVING A POP-UP SUPPOSEDLY FROM "MICROSOFT NETWORKS
> to WINDOWS USER", IT SAYS: "Microsoft Security Bulletin
> MS03-043" "Buffer Overrun in Messenger Service Allow Code
> Execution (828035)" Affected Software <NT Workstation,
> Window 2000 ." "non affected software Microsoft Windows
> ME"; THEN SAYS "THE SYSTEM IS AFFECTED, IT NEED TO
> DOWNLOAD A PATCH"; THE ADDRESS PROVIDED FOR DOWNLOAD A
> PATCH IS: www.windowspatch.info.
>
> I WAS SEARCHING INTO MSN SITE, AND I DID NOT FIND ANY
> THING ABOUT THIS.
>
> QUESTION: IS THIS MESSAGE COMING FROM MSN AND IT WILL BE
> SAFETY TO GO IN AND DOWNLOAD A PATCH, OR IS IT ONE MORE
> DANGER DESTROYER-POP-UP?
>

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