Re: Critical Update Not Downloading

From: Torgeir Bakken (MVP) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com)
Date: 04/03/03


Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2003 05:02:31 +0200
From: "Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com>


Cassie Hamilton wrote:

> Hi there. Are you referring to the security updates sent
> via email? If so I have received 3 updates so far and have
> had no luck in installing any of them. I have also been
> sent 2 patches via email posing as Microsoft Updates that
> were infected with a GIB Worm virus. The most recent was
> sent to me this morning being a Cumulitive Patch for
> Internet Explorer and Microsoft Outlook Express claiming
> to eliminate any security vulnerabilitesin both of these
> programs above. I had no luck installing it either.What to
> do. Please reply.

Hi

Do NOT install updates send to you in mail. They are bogus!!! MS have never
and will never send out security updates by email.

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torgeir
Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
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