Microsoft Patch

[Ted Gervais]

I just received this email this morning:

Subject: Use this patch immediately !
To:


Content-Type: text/plain;
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Dear friend , use this Internet Explorer patch now!
There are dangerous virus in the Internet now!
More than 500.000 already infected!


patch.exe

Is it for real? Is this really from Microsoft?
Maybe another virus?

I haven't tried to execute the PATCH.EXE file yet. Wondering your opinions?



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[Ramesh]

Hi Ted,

Microsoft *NEVER* distributes software via email. The mail which you
received is not from Microsoft, though the from address says so.

Please go through: Microsoft Policies on Software Distribution:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/policy/swdist.asp

NOTE: 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.


--
Regards,
Ramesh



"Ted Gervais" > wrote in message
...
I just received this email this morning:

Subject: Use this patch immediately !
To:


Content-Type: text/plain;
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit


Dear friend , use this Internet Explorer patch now!
There are dangerous virus in the Internet now!
More than 500.000 already infected!


patch.exe

Is it for real? Is this really from Microsoft?
Maybe another virus?

I haven't tried to execute the PATCH.EXE file yet. Wondering your opinions?

[Marc Reynolds [MSFT]]

Hi Ted,

Microsoft never sends hotfixes (patches) out like this. Do not open the
attachment and delete the email. Use Windows Update to get the hotfixes
your system needs.

Thanks,
Marc Reynolds
Microsoft Technical Support

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.