Date:         Sun, 28 Sep 2003 17:40:29 -0600
Reply-To:     tom ring <taring@TARING.ORG>
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From:         tom ring <taring@TARING.ORG>
Organization: Tippen Ringware
Subject:      Re: Microsoft patch- hoax or real
Comments: To: "Tom L. Salicos" <TomSalicos@COMCAST.NET>
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Often the links look correct and are not.  What you see may not be where you
go.  It's good to be suspicious.  Look at the raw view of the message if you
know how, it will likely be a lot different than you expect.

tom

On 28 Sep 2003 at 14:48, Tom L. Salicos wrote:

> I get at least one of these per day at work.  Funny, these emails contain
> real links to the actual  Microsoft Security pages where it states that
> Microsoft never sends out updates as attachments!   Looking at the message
> details, they look like the actual sender is normal folk, so I wonder if
> they have a worm going, sending these out ???"
>
> NEVER OPEN AN ATTACHMENT unless you already know who sent it and what it is.
>
> Tom Salicos
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "developtrust" <developtrust@COX.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 11:20 AM
> Subject: Microsoft patch- hoax or real
>
>
> > I thought I read recently on this list that Microsoft does not send update
> > info by email. Today I received this message on what looked like a genuine
> > Microsoft email with logos etc.. Was this the virus some of you were
> talking
> > of?  William
> >
> > Microsoft Consumer
> >
> > this is the latest version of security update, the "September 2008,
> > Cumulative Patch" update which resolves all known security vulnerabilities
> > affecting MS Internet Explorer, MS Outlook and MS Outlook Express as well
> as
> > three new vulnerabilities. Install now to maintain the security of your
> > computer. This update includes the functionality of all previously
> released
> > patches.
>


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