Re: the SP 1 update

From: Larry Samuels MS-MVP XP \(Shell/User\) (larry_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/20/03 

Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 21:43:55 -0400

STAY AWAY FROM THE EMAILED PATCH!!

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
"Kathy Uren" <Leapingkath1@msn.com> wrote in message
news:145201c37f17$64c67950$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> This is the first time I have seen that it
> advises "backup" the system before installing and it
> makes me very leary to see this.  Need to be sure that
> this is legitimate and ask how does a person "backup" the
> computer and what is going to go wrong with it if that is
> not performed before installing the Windows XP SP 1.
> I also do not see that the title on the update as the one
> mentioned in my latest email is named September 2003
> cumulative patch.
> Please advise on how to proceed.
> Thank you
> Kathy Uren
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