Microsoft Patch

[sghdfgh]

only use MS patches for windows
>-----Original Message-----
>I just received this email this morning:
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> Subject: Use this patch immediately !
> To:
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>Content-Type: text/plain;
>Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
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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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[Milt]

No, it's not "for real"! It's a problem waiting to happen. Do not execute
it; delete it. (If you're using an antivirus program, try scanning the file
with it. You can test your antivirus software that way.) Microsoft will not
send you an E-mail containing a "patch".

Hope this helps,
Milt

"sghdfgh" > wrote in message
...
> only use MS patches for windows
> >-----Original 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?
> >
> >
> >
> >