Re: a different email from MS
From: Larry Samuels MS-MVP XP \(Shell/User\) (larry_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/20/03
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Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 20:02:15 -0400
Microsoft never sends unsolicited files by email.
DO NOT open the file--it is NOT from MS.
REPEAT:Microsoft NEVER sends unsolicited files by email.
It is a virus masquerading as MS security.
The most recent is W32/Swen@MM which can be removed with Stinger
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
The others circulating are dumaru.b
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.dumaru.b@mm.html
or a variant of the gibe worm.
Removal tool for gibe is at
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.gibe@mm.removal.tool.html
-- Larry Samuels MS-MVP (Windows-Shell/User) Associate Expert Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at http://home.earthlink.net/~larrysamuels/WS2003FAQ.htm Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone "Patt" <farmlandtile@centurytel.net> wrote in message news:121601c37ef1$ca1bbf20$a001280a@phx.gbl... > Today I received a message from MS to update my virus > patch and when I opened it there was a virus fortunately > I had protection from. It was Upgrade 3537.exe.
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