Bogus Security Patch -HELP NEEDED

[Eddie C.]

I received this e-mail claiming to be from Microsoft Tech
Support asking me to download a Security Patch (an
executable file). It looks extremely suspicious. Who
should I forward and/or report it to?

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Eddie;
As you may know, Microsoft NEVER sends Attachments unsolicited.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/news/patch_hoax.asp

You could contact your ISP and/or the senders sending complete
headers.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
Please respond to newsgroup only for everyone's benefit.


"Eddie C." > wrote in message
...
> I received this e-mail claiming to be from Microsoft Tech
> Support asking me to download a Security Patch (an
> executable file). It looks extremely suspicious. Who
> should I forward and/or report it to?

[Eddie C.]

Jupiter Jones thanks for coming to the rescue once
again. I forwarded the suspect e-mail including full
headers to , &


Note: I sent it to MSN & Hotmail since the senders
claimed to be Microsoft Tech Support.

Thanks again for being there in a time of need!

>-----Original Message-----
>Eddie;
>As you may know, Microsoft NEVER sends Attachments
unsolicited.
>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?
url=/technet/security/news/patch_hoax.asp
>
>You could contact your ISP and/or the senders sending
complete
>headers.
>
>--
>Jupiter Jones [MVP]
>An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/s
etup.asp
>Please respond to newsgroup only for everyone's benefit.
>
>
>"Eddie C." > wrote in message
...
>> I received this e-mail claiming to be from Microsoft
Tech
>> Support asking me to download a Security Patch (an
>> executable file). It looks extremely suspicious. Who
>> should I forward and/or report it to?
>
>
>.
>

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Your welcome Eddie.
Glad to help, as usual.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
Please respond to newsgroup only for everyone's benefit.


"Eddie C." > wrote in message
...
> Jupiter Jones thanks for coming to the rescue once
> again. I forwarded the suspect e-mail including full
> headers to , &
>
>
> Note: I sent it to MSN & Hotmail since the senders
> claimed to be Microsoft Tech Support.
>
> Thanks again for being there in a time of need!
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Eddie;
> >As you may know, Microsoft NEVER sends Attachments
> unsolicited.
> >http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?
> url=/technet/security/news/patch_hoax.asp
> >
> >You could contact your ISP and/or the senders sending
> complete
> >headers.
> >
> >--
> >Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> >An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
> >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/s
> etup.asp
> >Please respond to newsgroup only for everyone's benefit.
> >
> >
> >"Eddie C." > wrote in message
> ...
> >> I received this e-mail claiming to be from Microsoft
> Tech
> >> Support asking me to download a Security Patch (an
> >> executable file). It looks extremely suspicious. Who
> >> should I forward and/or report it to?
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[Kevin Weilbacher]

This is the first one you've received? I get one every other day supposedly
from Microsoft.
-kw

"Eddie C." > wrote in message
...
> I received this e-mail claiming to be from Microsoft Tech
> Support asking me to download a Security Patch (an
> executable file). It looks extremely suspicious. Who
> should I forward and/or report it to?