Re: I received an email with "Pack1942.exe" from MS, why?

From: Harry Limey (givernay_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 10/19/03


Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2003 10:28:48 +0100

Microsoft Do Not send attachments!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
go to this address for details of how to deal with your virus
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.swen.a@mm.html
Harry

"graypeak" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A8856D58-52BA-48AF-B0C3-C41A7A236D28@microsoft.com...
> I received an email from MS this evening from Microsoft Program Security
Center ...it had an attachment for "Pack1942.exe" which was infected with
the "W32.Swen.A@mm" virus. I get my regular updates thru my automatic
updater..this email has all the links coming right to the MS site. I am
baffled by this. :(

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