Virus emails?? Help!! Are they really??

[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

[Davy Holt]

Hiya,

 

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

 

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:

[Tony 1]

Colin, The E-mail contains the W32/Swen@MM Worm

Have a look at: ]

Microsoft NEVER sends security updates per email.

Updates are made direct over their homepage.

Just delete them.

 

Regards Tony.

[Apache]

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.