suspicious email

[runemaker]

I just received an email entitled "Microsoft OPublic
Bulleting" purporting to come from Microsoft that includes
a "security patch".

It was sent to an email address I have never given
Microsoft and I do not believe you would contact me in
this way.

Please advise whether this is genuine.

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

Search this group and you will see that any e-mail that purports to be from
Microsoft but contains an attachment is not genuine.

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Mike
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"runemaker" > wrote in message
...
> I just received an email entitled "Microsoft OPublic
> Bulleting" purporting to come from Microsoft that includes
> a "security patch".
>
> It was sent to an email address I have never given
> Microsoft and I do not believe you would contact me in
> this way.
>
> Please advise whether this is genuine.
>

[Larry Samuels MS-MVP XP \(Shell/User\)]

Microsoft never sends unsolicited files by email.
DO NOT open the file--it is NOT from MS.
REPEAT:Microsoft NEVER sends unsolicited files by email.

It is a virus masquerading as MS security.
The most recent is W32/Swen@MM which can be removed with Stinger
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/

The others circulating are dumaru.b

or a variant of the gibe worm.
Removal tool for gibe is at



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Associate Expert
Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at
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Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

"runemaker" > wrote in message
...
> I just received an email entitled "Microsoft OPublic
> Bulleting" purporting to come from Microsoft that includes
> a "security patch".
>
> It was sent to an email address I have never given
> Microsoft and I do not believe you would contact me in
> this way.
>
> Please advise whether this is genuine.
>