Albert Balsemhof
December 14th 03, 02:33 PM
Hi Karl,
Microsoft never sends patches via e-mail, so if I were
you I would trash that message directly.
There is an statement at the Microsoft site about it:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?
url=/technet/security/policy/swdist.asp
Microsoft never distributes software directly via e-mail.
Microsoft never distributes software directly via e-mail.
We distribute software on physical media like CD ROMs and
floppy disks.
We distribute upgrades via the Internet. When we do this,
the software will be available via our web site,
http://www.microsoft.com, or through
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.asp?.
We occasionally send e-mail to customers to inform them
that upgrades are available. However, the e-mail will
only provide links to the download sites -- we will never
attach the software itself to the e-mail. The links will
always lead to either our web site or our FTP site, never
to a third-party site.
We always use Authenticode to digitally sign our products
and allow you to ensure that they have not been tampered
with.
If you receive an e-mail that claims to contain software
from Microsoft, do not run the attachment. The safest
course of action is to delete the mail altogether. If you
would like to take additional action, report the e-mail
to the sender's Internet Service Provider. Most ISPs
provide an "abuse" userid for this purpose.
Grtz. Albert
>-----Original Message-----
>I received this following e-mail message today from
and am wondering if it is
>legitimate.
>
>Dear friend , use this Internet Explorer patch now!
>There are dangerous virus in the Internet now!
>More than 500.000 already infected!
>
>It has an executable attached, but I'm rather cautious
>about clicing on it. If it's legitimate then I want to
>use it, but it doesn't seem to be worded properly to
come
>from Microsoft.
>
>Anybody know anything about this?
>
>Please reply to my e-mail address -
>
>Many thanks.
>
>Karl Gingrich
>.
>
Microsoft never sends patches via e-mail, so if I were
you I would trash that message directly.
There is an statement at the Microsoft site about it:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?
url=/technet/security/policy/swdist.asp
Microsoft never distributes software directly via e-mail.
Microsoft never distributes software directly via e-mail.
We distribute software on physical media like CD ROMs and
floppy disks.
We distribute upgrades via the Internet. When we do this,
the software will be available via our web site,
http://www.microsoft.com, or through
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.asp?.
We occasionally send e-mail to customers to inform them
that upgrades are available. However, the e-mail will
only provide links to the download sites -- we will never
attach the software itself to the e-mail. The links will
always lead to either our web site or our FTP site, never
to a third-party site.
We always use Authenticode to digitally sign our products
and allow you to ensure that they have not been tampered
with.
If you receive an e-mail that claims to contain software
from Microsoft, do not run the attachment. The safest
course of action is to delete the mail altogether. If you
would like to take additional action, report the e-mail
to the sender's Internet Service Provider. Most ISPs
provide an "abuse" userid for this purpose.
Grtz. Albert
>-----Original Message-----
>I received this following e-mail message today from
and am wondering if it is
>legitimate.
>
>Dear friend , use this Internet Explorer patch now!
>There are dangerous virus in the Internet now!
>More than 500.000 already infected!
>
>It has an executable attached, but I'm rather cautious
>about clicing on it. If it's legitimate then I want to
>use it, but it doesn't seem to be worded properly to
come
>from Microsoft.
>
>Anybody know anything about this?
>
>Please reply to my e-mail address -
>
>Many thanks.
>
>Karl Gingrich
>.
>