New Security Patch for Outlook

Have just downloaded this security patch rec'd from
Microsft through e-mail. Seemed to go successfully, but
now when my Active Desktop displays I get an Error Occured
message: "Memory access Violation in Module Kernel 32 at
9844:46785776". Anyone else have this come up? Reason for
concern?? Thanks, Slowdancer

helper
Mon Sep 22 22:55:29 CDT 2003

Microsoft NEVER sends updates as email attachments

Why did you open it?

PLEASE Don't click on any email attachment you don't
know about. This is a virus!!!!!!! Even if you're all
protected don't click on any unknown email attachments

"Authentic security bulletin mailers never provide the
patch itself or a link to the patch; instead, they refer the
reader to the complete version of the bulletin on our
web site, which provides a link to the patch"

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/news/patch_hoax.asp
http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php
http://www.kerio.com/us/kpf_download.html


"Slowdancer" <> wrote in message
news:0e0701c38184$bd6e1440$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> Have just downloaded this security patch rec'd from
> Microsft through e-mail. Seemed to go successfully, but
> now when my Active Desktop displays I get an Error Occured
> message: "Memory access Violation in Module Kernel 32 at
> 9844:46785776". Anyone else have this come up? Reason for
> concern?? Thanks, Slowdancer

N
Mon Sep 22 23:37:05 CDT 2003

In article <0e0701c38184$bd6e1440$a101280a@phx.gbl>, slowdancer@cox.net says...
> Have just downloaded this security patch rec'd from
> Microsft through e-mail. Seemed to go successfully, but
> now when my Active Desktop displays I get an Error Occured
> message: "Memory access Violation in Module Kernel 32 at
> 9844:46785776". Anyone else have this come up? Reason for
> concern?? Thanks, Slowdancer

"Seemed to go successfully"? Darn right, the W32.Swen.A@mm
i-worm installed successfully. Now you have a mess to clean up.

1st point: Microsoft never, NEVER, ***NEVER*** sends
executable file attachments as system patches.

2nd point: Never, NEVER, ***NEVER*** click on attachments
sent unsolicited, for they are so nearly always malicious
that you should just treat them as malicious.

3rd point: You are clearly not running AV on your computer,
or it is not current; otherwise your AV would have triggered
a warning, at least, and likely deleted any malicious code.
It would not have allowed that code to run.

Now comes the fun, cleaning up the mess. Others have there
favorite sites; from McAfee they often recommend 'Stinger'.
Since I use NAV, generally go to their site:

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.swen.a@mm.removal.tool.html

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Norman
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