Re: Internet Security Update spoof

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/09/03 

Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 22:34:42 -0400

Just about everyone with an e-mail address has seen it. :) Its not
legitimate. Microsoft never sends any updates or patches via e-mail. 

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"donlee" <donmcanally@msn.com> wrote in message
news:4eae01c3767a$40252650$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> I received a 'almost legitimate' email entitled 'Internet
> Security Update' from 'Microsoft' with 2 attachments. One
> was titled 'antyvirinfo .txt' and the other
> was 'Update403_exe.dat'.  The paragraph with them called
> this the Sept.'03 cumulative patch and has nice blue box
> fields with instructions, etc. The properties box From:
> field said '"Microsoft" and then <a bunch of polish
> looking characters>.  This really looks like spoof to
> breach security attempt.?? Is this legitimate? Has anyone
> seen it?              donlee

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