Hi Zoltan, I currently do tech support for an ISP. Here's what I tell my customers about attachments: Rule 1. Microsoft never, ever sends out product updates by e-mail. Never, ever. Take a nail and scratch that into the glass of your monitor... Microsoft never, ever sends out product updates by e-mail. They do provide a product update service to corporations whereby they send an e-mail notifying the sys admins that there is a product update available. They will provide a link to where the update can be downloaded. They charge for this service. $2,000/yr. I've heard. If you haven't paid the fee, don't expect to receive notification. Oh, and by the way... Microsoft never, ever sends out product updates by e-mail. What you have is most likely the W32.Swen.A@mm virus. Oh, and Zoltan, Microsoft never, ever sends out product updates by e-mail. Jim Arnott On Thursday, February 12, 2004, at 06:36 PM, zolo wrote: > Guys, > I just got an email with an attachment. Subject line says > "Microsoft". The message says; "Dear friend, use this patch > immidiately. Over 500 000 is affected already." > My question is; is this a legitimate message or not. Did many of you > get the same message and used the attachment succesfully? Or would > this just be a virus with the Microsoft cover? > Whaddaya guys say? > Zoltan > |
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