Firewall vs auto updates

I installed MS XP's firewall Monday and Tuesday received
the message below.

This is a message from the MailScanner E-Mail Virus
Protection Service
----------------------------------------------------------
------------
The original e-mail attachment "upgrade411.exe"
was believed to be infected by a virus and has been
replaced by this warning
message.

If you wish to receive a copy of the *infected*
attachment, please
e-mail helpdesk and include the whole of this message
in your request. Alternatively, you can call them, with
the contents of this message to hand when you call.

At Mon Sep 22 19:34:10 2003 the virus scanner said:
upgrade411.exe infection: W32/Swen.A@mm

Note to Help Desk: Look on the MailScanner
in /var/spool/MailScanner/quarantine/20030922 (message
h8MNY6Q31180).
--
Postmaster

Is this really from Microsoft? If it is, does this mean
that MS firewall is going to filter out auto upgrades and
patches? The Virus Protection Service suggests contacting
helpdesk, but gives no address for such service. It also
suggests that one can call to get the upgrade, but gives
no phone number.

I am a bit confused about how to proceed.

Jim Tuten

helper
Tue Sep 23 09:19:51 CDT 2003

The message is not from Microsoft.
It's from your email server of your ISP
provider or another ISP provider that thought
the virus message originated from you, but it didn't.
It's auto scanning email for viruses. If more ISPs did
this, we would have less problems.


"Jim Tuten" <> wrote in message
news:131e01c381da$eefa98c0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> I installed MS XP's firewall Monday and Tuesday received
> the message below.
>
> This is a message from the MailScanner E-Mail Virus
> Protection Service
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> ------------
> The original e-mail attachment "upgrade411.exe"
> was believed to be infected by a virus and has been
> replaced by this warning
> message.
>
> If you wish to receive a copy of the *infected*
> attachment, please
> e-mail helpdesk and include the whole of this message
> in your request. Alternatively, you can call them, with
> the contents of this message to hand when you call.
>
> At Mon Sep 22 19:34:10 2003 the virus scanner said:
> upgrade411.exe infection: W32/Swen.A@mm
>
> Note to Help Desk: Look on the MailScanner
> in /var/spool/MailScanner/quarantine/20030922 (message
> h8MNY6Q31180).
> --
> Postmaster
>
> Is this really from Microsoft? If it is, does this mean
> that MS firewall is going to filter out auto upgrades and
> patches? The Virus Protection Service suggests contacting
> helpdesk, but gives no address for such service. It also
> suggests that one can call to get the upgrade, but gives
> no phone number.
>
> I am a bit confused about how to proceed.
>
> Jim Tuten
>

Bill
Tue Sep 23 15:07:57 CDT 2003

I agree with helper.

XP's firewall has zero effect on email receipt. It allows you, the user, to
take any action you wish, and lets traffic through which you've requested
(i.e. the email.)

The email is NOT from Microsoft. It is a virus sent in Microsoft's name.

Some gateway process at a mailserver has disinfected it and warned you--and
you should be very pleased to have had that service---many thousands of
people have not.


"Jim Tuten" <jimtuten1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:131e01c381da$eefa98c0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> I installed MS XP's firewall Monday and Tuesday received
> the message below.
>
> This is a message from the MailScanner E-Mail Virus
> Protection Service
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> ------------
> The original e-mail attachment "upgrade411.exe"
> was believed to be infected by a virus and has been
> replaced by this warning
> message.
>
> If you wish to receive a copy of the *infected*
> attachment, please
> e-mail helpdesk and include the whole of this message
> in your request. Alternatively, you can call them, with
> the contents of this message to hand when you call.
>
> At Mon Sep 22 19:34:10 2003 the virus scanner said:
> upgrade411.exe infection: W32/Swen.A@mm
>
> Note to Help Desk: Look on the MailScanner
> in /var/spool/MailScanner/quarantine/20030922 (message
> h8MNY6Q31180).
> --
> Postmaster
>
> Is this really from Microsoft? If it is, does this mean
> that MS firewall is going to filter out auto upgrades and
> patches? The Virus Protection Service suggests contacting
> helpdesk, but gives no address for such service. It also
> suggests that one can call to get the upgrade, but gives
> no phone number.
>
> I am a bit confused about how to proceed.
>
> Jim Tuten
>