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mackerdack
9-19-03, 4:08pm
I received these e-mails today. -rolleyes- Anyone else?

Attached to this e-mail, Q472183.exe

QUOTE
From: Internet Security Division [mailto:trvvmr@support.microsoft.com]
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 11:38 AM
To: Microsoft Corporation Consumer
Subject: newest critical upgrade
Microsoft Consumer

this is the latest version of security update, the "September 2003, Cumulative Patch" update which resolves all known security vulnerabilities affecting MS Internet Explorer, MS Outlook and MS Outlook Express. Install now to protect your computer. This update includes the functionality of all previously released patches.



Attached to this e-mail, Installer6.exe

QUOTE
From: MS Corporation Security Support [mailto:lsmpyozu-smfh@support.com]
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 2:15 PM
To: MS Corporation Customer
Subject: Newest Net Pack

this is the latest version of security update, the "September 2003, Cumulative Patch" update which fixes all known security vulnerabilities affecting MS Internet Explorer, MS Outlook and MS Outlook Express. Install now to protect your computer. This update includes the functionality of all previously released patches.
kevie
9-19-03, 4:51pm
No, but I like this cover story better, more "real". tongue.gif
dejavu
9-19-03, 5:59pm
WATCH OUT- could be a worm
Alan
9-19-03, 6:13pm
Congrats mackerdack. You are the recipient of the latest worm that exploits an old MS flaw. dejavu is right.

Delete them smile.gif
dejavu
9-19-03, 6:25pm
read the article and follow the links...it is relatively harmless (cough cough)
but there is a link to get rid of it.

maybe you should change the title of this thread...?
mackerdack
9-19-03, 8:06pm
QUOTE(dejavu @ 09-19-2003 - 09:25 PM)
read the article and follow the links...it is relatively harmless (cough cough)
but there is a link to get rid of it.

maybe you should change the title of this thread...?

LOL! I didn't download the attachments. The "Yeah. Right." in the description was intended to indicate that the e-mails were bogus. I'll change the title to make it clearer. smile.gif
dejavu
9-21-03, 11:33am
got this today!!! (This is the view of the note via MailWasher) :drool:


From: Microsoft <security@microsoft.com>
Subject: Use this patch immediately !


ALERT!!!
This e-mail in its original form contained one or more attached files that were infected with a virus or worm, or contained another type of security threat.

The following attachments were infected and have been repaired:
No attachments are in this category.

The following attachments were deleted due to an inability to clean them:
1. patch.exe: W32.Dumaru@mm

The Following attachments were not delivered due to inbound mail policy violations:
No attachments are in this category.


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dejavu
10-4-03, 11:48am
got the one mackerdack quoted today. NAV grabbed it.

jerks!!
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