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> Virus emails?? Help!! Are they really??
Colin Brett
post Sep 19 2003, 04:27 PM
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I have just received 5 emails all with viri [?] attached, all supposedly coming from Microsoft or technical related sites. Norton has quarantined all 5.
The senders are
Microsoft security department- New network security update.
Technical assistance- no subject shown?
Microsoft Network service- Failure announcement
Microsoft Technical support- Last network security patch
ms mail system- bug letter.

The first one seems to come from Microsoft, but I am a bit unsure the rest are from .no .fr domains.

Any ideas anyone? Newt??
Colin
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Davy Holt
post Sep 19 2003, 04:31 PM
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Hiya,

Yup Colin they all contain viri you can put a pound to a penny *any* e mail "from" Microsoft will contain a virus. sad.gif

It's an easy way to get PC's infected since for some strange reson people seem to want to trust mail sent from Microsoft :confused:


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Tony 1
post Sep 19 2003, 04:49 PM
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Colin, The E-mail contains the W32/Swen@MM Worm
Have a look at: ][URL=http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_100662.htm]
Microsoft NEVER sends security updates per email.
Updates are made direct over their homepage.
Just delete them.

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post Sep 19 2003, 06:38 PM
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Colin Brett:
I have just received 5 emails all with viri [?]attached, all supposedly coming from Microsoft or technical related sites.  Norton has quarantined all 5.  
The senders are
Microsoft security department- New network security update.
Technical assistance- no subject shown?
Microsoft Network service- Failure announcement
Microsoft Technical support- Last network security patch
ms mail system- bug letter.

The first one seems to come from Microsoft, but I am a bit unsure the rest are from .no .fr domains.

Any ideas anyone? Newt??
Colin
As a general rule, I delete without opening any emails that i am not sure of the content, just in case, especially at the moment.


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