Beware of Email Updates

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I have been receiving a lot of so called Microsoft security
updates
via email.
I'm smart enough to know that Microsoft doesn't send out updates
via
email,
only alerts to the fact that they are available. Some people are
sending out
virus' and Trojan's disguised as a Microsoft legit update. DO NOT
open the
attachment. Opening the email itself is safe, but don't run
anything
in the email
itself or go to any websites it may direct you to visit. Always
look
at the message
properties and look real hard at the email address and routing.
You
will see that the
message didn't originate from Microsoft.

I posted this because I see people are having some bad problems
when
installing
updates. I'm not sure if they are installing those that are
disguised in email, but
felt a warning was in order. I haven't seen anything from
Microsoft
on this problem
either. They should get on it and warn people not to upgrade
their
systems using email
attachments, but rather update from their website only.

I'm keeping those messages for future reference, although Norton
deleted the attachments.
I've removed Norton Internet Security because it was slowing my
system down and I'm using
Zone Alarm Pro which I feel is a better product. Those
attachments
should now remain intact.
If anyone from Microsoft would want to see the messages I've been
receiving, just email me
(without an attachment of course (smile)).

Crossposted to newsgroups I felt needed to be aware of this
problem.

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This is not Microsoft's problem, is it? Why put the onus on them for
someone else's bad intentions?

In the ones I have been getting norton has been cleaning the viruses
but giving me the names of the viruses that were cleaned so I keep the
messages anyway because I have the names of the viruses. I have even
emailed the isps of the senders but I haven't blamed Microsoft for it.

Sheesh!

"®Old Sarge 2003©?" wrote in message
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I have been receiving a lot of so called Microsoft security
updates
via email.
I'm smart enough to know that Microsoft doesn't send out updates
via
email,
only alerts to the fact that they are available. Some people are
sending out
virus' and Trojan's disguised as a Microsoft legit update. DO NOT
open the
attachment. Opening the email itself is safe, but don't run
anything
in the email
itself or go to any websites it may direct you to visit. Always
look
at the message
properties and look real hard at the email address and routing.
You
will see that the
message didn't originate from Microsoft.

I posted this because I see people are having some bad problems
when
installing
updates. I'm not sure if they are installing those that are
disguised in email, but
felt a warning was in order. I haven't seen anything from
Microsoft
on this problem
either. They should get on it and warn people not to upgrade
their
systems using email
attachments, but rather update from their website only.

I'm keeping those messages for future reference, although Norton
deleted the attachments.
I've removed Norton Internet Security because it was slowing my
system down and I'm using
Zone Alarm Pro which I feel is a better product. Those
attachments
should now remain intact.
If anyone from Microsoft would want to see the messages I've been
receiving, just email me
(without an attachment of course (smile)).

Crossposted to newsgroups I felt needed to be aware of this
problem.

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Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.484 / Virus Database: 282 - Release Date: 05/27/2003

A similar type which I have received is an e-mail pretending to be a mail
delivery failure from your ISP. It contained an executable attachment (Yeah
you guessed it, infected with a virus). The funny thing is though, that when
I saved the attachment to a local folder on my HDD and had a quick snoop
around in the properties tab, it still had the markings of a fake Microsoft
security patch. The moron who sent it obviously forgot to change it.

"®Old Sarge 2003©?" wrote in message
...
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I have been receiving a lot of so called Microsoft security
updates
via email.
I'm smart enough to know that Microsoft doesn't send out updates
via
email,
only alerts to the fact that they are available. Some people are
sending out
virus' and Trojan's disguised as a Microsoft legit update. DO NOT
open the
attachment. Opening the email itself is safe, but don't run
anything
in the email
itself or go to any websites it may direct you to visit. Always
look
at the message
properties and look real hard at the email address and routing.
You
will see that the
message didn't originate from Microsoft.

I posted this because I see people are having some bad problems
when
installing
updates. I'm not sure if they are installing those that are
disguised in email, but
felt a warning was in order. I haven't seen anything from
Microsoft
on this problem
either. They should get on it and warn people not to upgrade
their
systems using email
attachments, but rather update from their website only.

I'm keeping those messages for future reference, although Norton
deleted the attachments.
I've removed Norton Internet Security because it was slowing my
system down and I'm using
Zone Alarm Pro which I feel is a better product. Those
attachments
should now remain intact.
If anyone from Microsoft would want to see the messages I've been
receiving, just email me
(without an attachment of course (smile)).

Crossposted to newsgroups I felt needed to be aware of this
problem.

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And who is blaming Microsoft?? I never blamed them. I only
stated
that
someone is making it look like it's from Microsoft. I receive
real
update
messages from Microsoft and they do not attach updates to email.
THAT is
what I was warning about. Sheesh back atcha. Just thought it
would
be
proper to let people know that may not know any better to open
those
attachments, that's all.

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"Gran Salseron" wrote in message
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This is not Microsoft's problem, is it? Why put the onus on
them
for someone else's bad intentions?

In the ones I have been getting norton has been cleaning the
viruses but giving me the names of the viruses that were cleaned
so
I keep the messages anyway because I have the names of the
viruses.
I have even emailed the isps of the senders but I haven't
blamed
Microsoft for it.

Sheesh!

"®Old Sarge 2003©?" wrote in message
...
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I have been receiving a lot of so called Microsoft security
updates
via email.
I'm smart enough to know that Microsoft doesn't send out
updates
via
email,
only alerts to the fact that they are available. Some people
are
sending out
virus' and Trojan's disguised as a Microsoft legit update. DO
NOT open the
attachment. Opening the email itself is safe, but don't run
anything
in the email
itself or go to any websites it may direct you to visit.
Always
look
at the message
properties and look real hard at the email address and
routing.
You
will see that the
message didn't originate from Microsoft.

I posted this because I see people are having some bad
problems
when
installing
updates. I'm not sure if they are installing those that are
disguised in email, but
felt a warning was in order. I haven't seen anything from
Microsoft
on this problem
either. They should get on it and warn people not to upgrade
their
systems using email
attachments, but rather update from their website only.

I'm keeping those messages for future reference, although
Norton
deleted the attachments.
I've removed Norton Internet Security because it was slowing
my
system down and I'm using
Zone Alarm Pro which I feel is a better product. Those
attachments
should now remain intact.
If anyone from Microsoft would want to see the messages I've
been
receiving, just email me
(without an attachment of course (smile)).

Crossposted to newsgroups I felt needed to be aware of this
problem.

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Version: 6.0.484 / Virus Database: 282 - Release Date:
05/27/2003


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I received that one as well. It was faked to look like a failed
email sent to
someone at Yahoo.com. At first I thought it might be real since I
also use
Yahoo mail, but then I looked at the headers as usual and there it
was.

I felt everyone in *certain* Microsoft newsgroups should be aware
of
these
attempts. If Microsoft is even aware of this, they should alert
the
public
as well. Like some ISP's say they will never ask for your logon
and
password,
Microsoft should state it will not send out patches and updates
via
email. I
wonder how many people have got stung by opening those attachments
thinking
they were really from Microsoft?? Now will someone please explain
to
me how
in the hell THAT is blaming Microsoft for the problem?? I think
someone is
over educated and reads too much into postings to glean something
out
of them
that isn't there.

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"Jason P" wrote in message
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A similar type which I have received is an e-mail pretending to
be
a mail delivery failure from your ISP. It contained an
executable
attachment (Yeah you guessed it, infected with a virus). The
funny
thing is though, that when I saved the attachment to a local
folder
on my HDD and had a quick snoop around in the properties tab, it
still had the markings of a fake Microsoft security patch. The
moron who sent it obviously forgot to change it.

"®Old Sarge 2003©?" wrote in message
...
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I have been receiving a lot of so called Microsoft security
updates
via email.
I'm smart enough to know that Microsoft doesn't send out
updates
via
email,
only alerts to the fact that they are available. Some people
are
sending out
virus' and Trojan's disguised as a Microsoft legit update. DO
NOT open the
attachment. Opening the email itself is safe, but don't run
anything
in the email
itself or go to any websites it may direct you to visit.
Always
look
at the message
properties and look real hard at the email address and
routing.
You
will see that the
message didn't originate from Microsoft.

I posted this because I see people are having some bad
problems
when
installing
updates. I'm not sure if they are installing those that are
disguised in email, but
felt a warning was in order. I haven't seen anything from
Microsoft
on this problem
either. They should get on it and warn people not to upgrade
their
systems using email
attachments, but rather update from their website only.

I'm keeping those messages for future reference, although
Norton
deleted the attachments.
I've removed Norton Internet Security because it was slowing
my
system down and I'm using
Zone Alarm Pro which I feel is a better product. Those
attachments
should now remain intact.
If anyone from Microsoft would want to see the messages I've
been
receiving, just email me
(without an attachment of course (smile)).

Crossposted to newsgroups I felt needed to be aware of this
problem.

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This newsgroup is for Windows Update questions, issues and comments. For
better assistance with your question/issue, you should go to the
microsoft.public. newsgroups and select a more generic forum.
--
Lisa Heinz (MS)
Windows Update Support

"®Old Sarge 2003©?" wrote in message
...
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I have been receiving a lot of so called Microsoft security
updates
via email.
I'm smart enough to know that Microsoft doesn't send out updates
via
email,
only alerts to the fact that they are available. Some people are
sending out
virus' and Trojan's disguised as a Microsoft legit update. DO NOT
open the
attachment. Opening the email itself is safe, but don't run
anything
in the email
itself or go to any websites it may direct you to visit. Always
look
at the message
properties and look real hard at the email address and routing.
You
will see that the
message didn't originate from Microsoft.

I posted this because I see people are having some bad problems
when
installing
updates. I'm not sure if they are installing those that are
disguised in email, but
felt a warning was in order. I haven't seen anything from
Microsoft
on this problem
either. They should get on it and warn people not to upgrade
their
systems using email
attachments, but rather update from their website only.

I'm keeping those messages for future reference, although Norton
deleted the attachments.
I've removed Norton Internet Security because it was slowing my
system down and I'm using
Zone Alarm Pro which I feel is a better product. Those
attachments
should now remain intact.
If anyone from Microsoft would want to see the messages I've been
receiving, just email me
(without an attachment of course (smile)).

Crossposted to newsgroups I felt needed to be aware of this
problem.

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**Remove "X" from email address for email**

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Awwwwwwwwwwwww! Nothing wrong with posting this type of message once in a
while. May have even caught the eye of some newbie.
"Lisa Heinz (MSFT)" wrote in message
...
This newsgroup is for Windows Update questions, issues and comments. For
better assistance with your question/issue, you should go to the
microsoft.public. newsgroups and select a more generic forum.
--
Lisa Heinz (MS)
Windows Update Support

"®Old Sarge 2003©?" wrote in message
...
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I have been receiving a lot of so called Microsoft security
updates
via email.
I'm smart enough to know that Microsoft doesn't send out updates
via
email,
only alerts to the fact that they are available. Some people are
sending out
virus' and Trojan's disguised as a Microsoft legit update. DO NOT
open the
attachment. Opening the email itself is safe, but don't run
anything
in the email
itself or go to any websites it may direct you to visit. Always
look
at the message
properties and look real hard at the email address and routing.
You
will see that the
message didn't originate from Microsoft.

I posted this because I see people are having some bad problems
when
installing
updates. I'm not sure if they are installing those that are
disguised in email, but
felt a warning was in order. I haven't seen anything from
Microsoft
on this problem
either. They should get on it and warn people not to upgrade
their
systems using email
attachments, but rather update from their website only.

I'm keeping those messages for future reference, although Norton
deleted the attachments.
I've removed Norton Internet Security because it was slowing my
system down and I'm using
Zone Alarm Pro which I feel is a better product. Those
attachments
should now remain intact.
If anyone from Microsoft would want to see the messages I've been
receiving, just email me
(without an attachment of course (smile)).

Crossposted to newsgroups I felt needed to be aware of this
problem.

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