ms email recieved?? Or a hoax? How do we let Microsoft know?

From: Ted (tdog22_at_cox.net)
Date: 09/19/03 

Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 17:49:29 -0700

Glad to see that I'm not the only one receiving emails
that look to be suspicious. I myself would like to know
how to alert MS if this is a hoax. Mine is a little
different too. It reads, "MS Client

this is the latest version of security update,
the "September 2003, Cumulative Patch" update which
resolves all known security vulnerabilities affecting MS
Internet Explorer, MS Outlook and MS Outlook Express as
well as three new vulnerabilities. Install now to protect
your computer from these vulnerabilities, the most
serious of which could allow an malicious user to run
code on your computer. This update includes the
functionality of all previously released patches.

 System requirements Windows 95/98/Me/2000/NT/XP
 This update applies to MS Internet Explorer, version
4.01 and later
MS Outlook, version 8.00 and later
MS Outlook Express, version 4.01 and later
 Recommendation Customers should install the patch at the
earliest opportunity.
 How to install Run attached file. Choose Yes on
displayed dialog box.
 How to use You don't need to do anything after
installing this item.

Microsoft Product Support Services and Knowledge Base
articles can be found on the Microsoft Technical Support
web site. For security-related information about
Microsoft products, please visit the Microsoft Security
Advisor web site, or Contact Us.

I always thought updates came directly to computer, not
via email.
>-----Original Message-----
>How can this message be forwarded to someone at
Microsoft
>so they can let people know this shouldn't be
installed?
>I got an e-mail similar to this but my attachment was
>Installation43.exe. Fortunately my Outlook Express
>removed the attachment, but if I forward the e-mail it's
>still there on the forwarding process.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I received an email which "LOOKS" like it came from MS.
>>It has an exe file attached and I'm not sure if this is
>>some sort of hoax or virus.
>>Th attachment is named Q944694.exe
>>The properties on the e-mail are as follows:
>>
>>Received: from sccrgxc01.comcast.net ([204.127.202.61])
>> by sccrmxc12.comcast.net (sccrmxc12) with
ESMTP
>> id <20030918203448s1200k6rt0e>; Thu, 18 Sep
>>2003 20:34:48 +0000
>>Received: from gallantin.skynet.be ([195.238.2.124])
>> by comcast.net (sccrgxc01) with SMTP
>> id <20030918203446e01001lh33e>; Thu, 18 Sep
>>2003 20:34:46 +0000
>>Received: from cvxr (195.189-200-80.adsl.skynet.be
>>[80.200.189.195])
>> by gallantin.skynet.be (8.12.9/8.12.9/Skynet-
OUT-
>>2.21) with SMTP id h8IJNqF9002400;
>> Thu, 18 Sep 2003 21:23:53 +0200
>> (envelope-from <jptresegnie@ccilg.be>)
>>Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 21:23:52 +0200
>>Message-Id:
>><200309181923.h8IJNqF9002400@gallantin.skynet.be>
>>FROM: "Microsoft" <mqzwytzfpwr_ikuwivp@bulletin_ms.net>
>>TO: "Microsoft Partner" <partner-
>xwgfxpqp@bulletin_ms.net>
>>SUBJECT: New Microsoft Critical Upgrade
>>Mime-Version: 1.0
>>Content-Type: multipart/mixed;
boundary="ylyadxrhgfjujqc"
>>
>>looks fishy to me. Can anyone help?
>>
>>Craig
>>.
>>
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