Prove this update

Yep. Believe me, this IS a virus. Ive had that same mail,
and thought the same as Don. After updating my antivirus,
it confirmed it was a Virus.

>-----Original Message-----
>Microsoft does not send out messages like this to

individuals or on mass

>emails. strongly suggest this is ignored/deleted as could

contain malicious

>code.
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This is a Virus. Ive had it too..
Why on earth are you connected to the internet without
Anti-virus software.. u must be mad ;-)

>-----Original Message-----
>Microsoft Customer
>
>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
>as well as three new vulnerabilities.
>Install now to help protect your computer
>from these vulnerabilities, the most serious of which

could

>allow an attacker to run code on your computer.
>This update includes the functionality of all previously

released patches.

>
>System requirements: Windows 95/98/Me/2000/NT/XP
>This update applies to:
> - MS Internet Explorer, version 4.01 and later
> - MS Outlook, version 8.00 and later
> - MS Outlook Express, version 4.01 and later
>
>Recommendation: Customers should install the patch at the

earliest opportunity.

>How to install: Run attached file. Choose Yes on

displayed dialog box.

>How to use: You don't need to do anything after

installing this item.

>
>
>Microsoft Product Support Services and Knowledge Base

articles can be found on the Microsoft Technical Support
web site.

>http://support.microsoft.com/
>
>For security-related information about Microsoft

products, please visit the Microsoft Security Advisor web
site

>http://www.microsoft.com/security/
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>Thank you for using Microsoft products.
>
>Please do not reply to this message.
>It was sent from an unmonitored e-mail address and we are

unable to respond to any replies.

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>Copyright 2003 Microsoft Corporation.
>

Microsoft DOES warn of updates IF YOU ARE SUBSCRIBED TO THE APPROPRIATE
MAILING LIST, but never, ever attaches them to the e-mail (major waste
of bandwidth considering the amount of patches they have and have few
people actually need them).
Also, the e-mails never look like that, at all.

Additionally, that ZIP is corrupt or a virus. WinRAR refuses to open it,
and I would never, ever use WinZIP.

It's a known hoax & virus... If you HAD opened it, you'd be regretting it
right about now!

"OneMouseTooMany" <onemousetoomany@internet.world> wrote in message
news:Qakdb.22304$3r1.9068@news02.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...

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> Microsoft DOES warn of updates IF YOU ARE SUBSCRIBED TO THE APPROPRIATE
> MAILING LIST, but never, ever attaches them to the e-mail (major waste
> of bandwidth considering the amount of patches they have and have few
> people actually need them).
> Also, the e-mails never look like that, at all.
>
> Additionally, that ZIP is corrupt or a virus. WinRAR refuses to open it,
> and I would never, ever use WinZIP.
>

No.
The flaw exists in WinZIP, if anything. It's a corrupt archive.
Unless, of course, the ZIP got damaged in the transfer, in which case I
would still get to see the contents of the ZIP, and I would have to run
what's inside it to be infected.


Lorne Smith wrote:

> It's a known hoax & virus... If you HAD opened it, you'd be regretting it
> right about now!

http://www.microsoft.com/security/an...icate_mail.asp


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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 as well as three new vulnerabilities. Install now to help protect your computer from these vulnerabilities, the most serious of which could allow an attacker to run code on your computer. This update includes the functionality of all previously released patches.


System requirements Windows 95/98/Me/2000/NT/XP
This update applies to MS Internet Explorer, version 4.01 and later
MS Outlook, version 8.00 and later
MS Outlook Express, version 4.01 and later
Recommendation Customers should install the patch at the earliest opportunity.
How to install Run attached file. Choose Yes on displayed dialog box.
How to use You don't need to do anything after installing this item.

Microsoft Product Support Services and Knowledge Base articles can be found on the Microsoft Technical Support web site. For security-related information about Microsoft products, please visit the Microsoft Security Advisor web site, or Contact Us.

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