Is This A Hoax?

From: William Sanders (williamrsanders_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/29/03


Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 09:46:43 -0700


Almost certainly. Microsoft tends to release patches on
Windows update, but it doesn't send them as email
attachments. The attachment is almost certainly a virus.
Delete.

>-----Original Message-----
>I received this e-mail this morning and I just wondered
if
>it was for real or a hoax.
>
>Subj: Use this patch immediately !
>Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 04:38:30 -0400
>From: "Microsoft" <security@microsoft.com>
>---------------------------------------------------------

--
>-----
>Dear friend , use this Internet Explorer patch now!
>There are dangerous virus in the Internet now!
>More than 500.000 already infected!
>
>
>=============== Attachment ================
>     patch.exe
>
>
>.
>


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