Fake Microsoft Update Email

Boy, talk about guts!

After posting a question on the Newsgroup for PowerPoint
on Monday and posting my email address to boot, I was
bombarded with four Emails (and maybe even seven) that all
had the "LOOK" of an official Microsoft Email / Website.
They all told me that the attachment in the Email was the
latest patch / update / fix to whatever (Outlook,
Explorer, Windows, etc.).

Fortunately, my ISP's virus software caught the
W32.Swen.A@mm worm in each attachment sent, before my
virus software even had a chance to get it.

So, look out everyone - tis the season to wreak havoc
among us all. And they are checking the newsgroup
postings to find their victims.

Dave D

anonymous
Wed Dec 17 19:56:05 CST 2003

Where have you been, under a rock? This is OOOOLLLD news

----- Dave Dawson wrote: ----

Boy, talk about guts!

After posting a question on the Newsgroup for PowerPoint
on Monday and posting my email address to boot, I was
bombarded with four Emails (and maybe even seven) that all
had the "LOOK" of an official Microsoft Email / Website.
They all told me that the attachment in the Email was the
latest patch / update / fix to whatever (Outlook,
Explorer, Windows, etc.)

Fortunately, my ISP's virus software caught the
W32.Swen.A@mm worm in each attachment sent, before my
virus software even had a chance to get it

So, look out everyone - tis the season to wreak havoc
among us all. And they are checking the newsgroup
postings to find their victims.

Dave D

sgopus
Wed Dec 17 20:42:11 CST 2003

So you hide behind anonymous to make your snotty remarks.
get with the program, this forum is to help people, not
single them out for your brand of acid humor, change your
attitude.. some people still don't know this is a way of
damaging your pc..




>-----Original Message-----
>Where have you been, under a rock? This is OOOOLLLD news!
>
> ----- Dave Dawson wrote: -----
>
> Boy, talk about guts!
>
> After posting a question on the Newsgroup for
PowerPoint
> on Monday and posting my email address to boot, I
was
> bombarded with four Emails (and maybe even seven)
that all
> had the "LOOK" of an official Microsoft Email /
Website.
> They all told me that the attachment in the Email
was the
> latest patch / update / fix to whatever (Outlook,
> Explorer, Windows, etc.).
>
> Fortunately, my ISP's virus software caught the
> W32.Swen.A@mm worm in each attachment sent, before
my
> virus software even had a chance to get it.
>
> So, look out everyone - tis the season to wreak
havoc
> among us all. And they are checking the newsgroup
> postings to find their victims.
>
> Dave D
>
>
>.
>

Jupiter
Wed Dec 17 21:40:28 CST 2003

Dave;
Munge your address to help prevent it:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/munad.htm

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
http://dts-l.org/index.html


"Dave Dawson" <ddawson@satx.rr.com> wrote in message
news:01db01c3c508$38ce4bc0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Boy, talk about guts!
>
> After posting a question on the Newsgroup for PowerPoint
> on Monday and posting my email address to boot, I was
> bombarded with four Emails (and maybe even seven) that all
> had the "LOOK" of an official Microsoft Email / Website.
> They all told me that the attachment in the Email was the
> latest patch / update / fix to whatever (Outlook,
> Explorer, Windows, etc.).
>
> Fortunately, my ISP's virus software caught the
> W32.Swen.A@mm worm in each attachment sent, before my
> virus software even had a chance to get it.
>
> So, look out everyone - tis the season to wreak havoc
> among us all. And they are checking the newsgroup
> postings to find their victims.
>
> Dave D
>

Bill
Wed Dec 17 22:02:43 CST 2003

Just a point of reassurance:

The "they" in this case is purely an automated mechanism. The virus, on
infected machines, actively connects to NNTP servers and harvests posts for
email addresses in headers.

Only one human being--the Swen author--was necessary for what you are
seeing. 'Course, we could also blame the owners of the infected machines
for failing to provide antivirus protection, or patching their machines.

"Dave Dawson" <ddawson@satx.rr.com> wrote in message
news:01db01c3c508$38ce4bc0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Boy, talk about guts!
>
> After posting a question on the Newsgroup for PowerPoint
> on Monday and posting my email address to boot, I was
> bombarded with four Emails (and maybe even seven) that all
> had the "LOOK" of an official Microsoft Email / Website.
> They all told me that the attachment in the Email was the
> latest patch / update / fix to whatever (Outlook,
> Explorer, Windows, etc.).
>
> Fortunately, my ISP's virus software caught the
> W32.Swen.A@mm worm in each attachment sent, before my
> virus software even had a chance to get it.
>
> So, look out everyone - tis the season to wreak havoc
> among us all. And they are checking the newsgroup
> postings to find their victims.
>
> Dave D
>