Should this be reported

I've been receiving several messages a day similar to the one below. Luckily
McAfee catches them, but I was wondering if I should report them by
forwarding them to somewhere on Microsoft. If yes, WHERE?

Thank you,
Orville

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Phillip
Wed Sep 15 10:44:01 CDT 2004

It's old news. Those have been around for over a year. They are virus
generated, there is no "human" sitting there typing these out.

MS does not arbitrarily send patches to people by email calling them
"Microsoft Partner". They don't ditribute patches by email anyway.

This one even uses bad grammar:
"which could allow an attacker to run executable on your system."

They left out "an",...to run *an* executable.

--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com


"Orville Bullitt" <ohb3rd@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:VeZ1d.2449$mb6.209@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> I've been receiving several messages a day similar to the one below.
Luckily
> McAfee catches them, but I was wondering if I should report them by
> forwarding them to somewhere on Microsoft. If yes, WHERE?
>
> Thank you,
> Orville
>
> Microsoft All Products | Support | Search | Microsoft.com Guide
> Microsoft Home
>
>
> Microsoft Partner
>
> this is the latest version of security update, the "September 2004,
> Cumulative Patch" update which eliminates all known security
vulnerabilities
> affecting MS Internet Explorer, MS Outlook and MS Outlook Express. Install
> now to protect your computer from these vulnerabilities, the most serious
of
> which could allow an attacker to run executable on your system. 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.
>
> Thank you for using Microsoft products.
>
> Please do not reply to this message. It was sent from an unmonitored
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Orville
Wed Sep 15 15:13:44 CDT 2004

I know all of that. I just wondered if Microsoft wanted to do anything about
it.

"Phillip Windell" <@.> wrote in message
news:usCuTrzmEHA.3352@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> It's old news. Those have been around for over a year. They are virus
> generated, there is no "human" sitting there typing these out.
>
> MS does not arbitrarily send patches to people by email calling them
> "Microsoft Partner". They don't ditribute patches by email anyway.
>
> This one even uses bad grammar:
> "which could allow an attacker to run executable on your system."
>
> They left out "an",...to run *an* executable.
>
> --
>
> Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
> www.wandtv.com
>
>
> "Orville Bullitt" <ohb3rd@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:VeZ1d.2449$mb6.209@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
>> I've been receiving several messages a day similar to the one below.
> Luckily
>> McAfee catches them, but I was wondering if I should report them by
>> forwarding them to somewhere on Microsoft. If yes, WHERE?
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Orville
>>
>> Microsoft All Products | Support | Search | Microsoft.com Guide
>> Microsoft Home
>>
>>
>> Microsoft Partner
>>
>> this is the latest version of security update, the "September 2004,
>> Cumulative Patch" update which eliminates all known security
> vulnerabilities
>> affecting MS Internet Explorer, MS Outlook and MS Outlook Express.
>> Install
>> now to protect your computer from these vulnerabilities, the most serious
> of
>> which could allow an attacker to run executable on your system. 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.
>>
>> 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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>> the trademarks of their respective owners.
>>
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>> ©2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use |
>> Privacy Statement | Accessibility
>>
>>
>
>

Phillip
Wed Sep 15 15:18:15 CDT 2004

Naaa,...it is old news to them also,...and there really isn't/wasn't
anything they could do about it other than publicly warn people.

--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com

"Orville Bullitt" <ohb3rd@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> I know all of that. I just wondered if Microsoft wanted to do anything
about
> it.