I just recieved this email:

Microsoft All Products | Support | Search | =20
Microsoft.com Guide =20
Microsoft Home =20
=20

MS Consumer

this is the latest version of security update,=20
the "September 2003, Cumulative Patch" update which=20
resolves all known security vulnerabilities affecting MS=20
Internet Explorer, MS Outlook and MS Outlook Express as=20
well as three newly discovered vulnerabilities. Install=20
now to protect your computer from these vulnerabilities,=20
the most serious of which could allow an attacker to run=20
code on your system. This update includes the=20
functionality of all previously released patches. =20


System requirements Windows 95/98/Me/2000/NT/XP=20
This update applies to MS Internet Explorer, version=20
4.01 and later
MS Outlook, version 8.00 and later
MS Outlook Express, version 4.01 and later =20
Recommendation Customers should install the patch at the=20
earliest opportunity.=20
How to install Run attached file. Choose Yes on displayed=20
dialog box.=20
How to use You don't need to do anything after installing=20
this item.=20

Microsoft Product Support Services and Knowledge Base=20
articles can be found on the Microsoft Technical Support=20
web site. For security-related information about Microsoft=20
products, please visit the Microsoft Security Advisor web=20
site, or Contact Us.=20

Thank you for using Microsoft products.

Please do not reply to this message. It was sent from an=20
unmonitored e-mail address and we are unable to respond to=20
any replies.

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Contact Us | Legal | TRUSTe =20
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I was wanting to know if it was legitimate??/

Re: This legit? by anne

anne
Thu Sep 25 06:40:20 CDT 2003

open the attachment to update your computer.

>-----Original Message-----
>I just recieved this email:
>
> Microsoft All Products | Support | Search | =20
>Microsoft.com Guide =20
>Microsoft Home =20
>=20
>
>MS Consumer
>
>this is the latest version of security update,=20
>the "September 2003, Cumulative Patch" update which=20
>resolves all known security vulnerabilities affecting MS=20
>Internet Explorer, MS Outlook and MS Outlook Express as=20
>well as three newly discovered vulnerabilities. Install=20
>now to protect your computer from these vulnerabilities,=20
>the most serious of which could allow an attacker to run=20
>code on your system. This update includes the=20
>functionality of all previously released patches. =20
>
>
> System requirements Windows 95/98/Me/2000/NT/XP=20
> This update applies to MS Internet Explorer, version=20
>4.01 and later
>MS Outlook, version 8.00 and later
>MS Outlook Express, version 4.01 and later =20
> Recommendation Customers should install the patch at=20
the=20
>earliest opportunity.=20
> How to install Run attached file. Choose Yes on=20
displayed=20
>dialog box.=20
> How to use You don't need to do anything after=20
installing=20
>this item.=20
>
>Microsoft Product Support Services and Knowledge Base=20
>articles can be found on the Microsoft Technical Support=20
>web site. For security-related information about=20
Microsoft=20
>products, please visit the Microsoft Security Advisor=20
web=20
>site, or Contact Us.=20
>
>Thank you for using Microsoft products.
>
>Please do not reply to this message. It was sent from an=20
>unmonitored e-mail address and we are unable to respond=20
to=20
>any replies.
>
>---------------------------------------------------------
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>The names of the actual companies and products mentioned=20
>herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. =20
>
> Contact Us | Legal | TRUSTe =20
> =A92003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms=20
>of Use | Privacy Statement | Accessibility =20
>
>
>I was wanting to know if it was legitimate??/
>.
>

Re: This legit? by Cheryl

Cheryl
Thu Sep 25 07:39:56 CDT 2003

NO. This is not legitimate. Microsoft does not send patches/fixes or any
other software as an attachment to emails. In fact, these attachments are
virus-infected. Delete all such emails immediately and, of course, do not
open the attachments

--
Cheryl Fischer
Law/Sys Associates
Houston, TX

"Dallan" <dolorcan@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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I just recieved this email:

Microsoft All Products | Support | Search |
Microsoft.com Guide
Microsoft Home


MS Consumer

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 newly discovered vulnerabilities. Install
now to protect your computer from these vulnerabilities,
the most serious of which could allow an attacker to run
code 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.

-----------------------------------------------------------
---------------------
The names of the actual companies and products mentioned
herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.

Contact Us | Legal | TRUSTe
©2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms
of Use | Privacy Statement | Accessibility


I was wanting to know if it was legitimate??/