blim
Mon Jan 12 12:28:51 CST 2004
Microsoft never sends security fixes through email or Windows Messanger.
Check this link for more info on how to tell if a security message really
is from Microsoft.
http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/authenticate_mail.asp
blim
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| >From: "Robert Moir" <bofh@mvps.org>
| >References: <02c801c3d805$938aa940$a501280a@phx.gbl>
| >Subject: Re: Windows security updates notice
| >Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 10:39:18 -0000
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| >J. Olson wrote:
| >> As soon as I got online today, a Windows Messenger
| >> message popped up, stating I needed to click on the
| >> enclosed link to download a security fix--something about
| >> a winpatch.net-something-or-other. Do you send security
| >> notices via Windows Messenger? I'm not familiar with Win.
| >> MSNGR. cause I've never received messages from it before
| >> this PC I recently got (I have AOL.) And the few I've
| >> gotten on here were from people I don't know--one was an
| >> ad; two were from the same person (same gender as me)on
| >> different days saying that a friend of mine (doesn't give
| >> name)says I'm cool. Well, I'm 50, married with 2 grown
| >> kids--so I doubt that! I just closed all these messages
| >> including the "security" one today. I did a search for it
| >> on MSN's security site, which found nothing--'course I
| >> couldn't remember the whole name accurately. Yesterday I
| >> had to reinstall Win XP and everything else that came
| >> with this PC after it crashed (couldn't get it to do a
| >> recovery--something about an NDRLT file missing), and I
| >> re-acquired Automatic Update but it wasn't til today that
| >> it's stating I need to get a lot of updates (which I do
| >> recognize from the 1st time.) It didn't start showing
| >> this til AFTER I got and closed the Win Mssgr. message. I
| >> just checked the Updates list and there's nothing on it
| >> about winpatch.net-whatever. I'm confused, so please
| >> email me a reply ASAP, and also tell me what I should
| >> acquire from the website that will be able to decipher
| >> the genuineness of something for me. Thank you.
| >
| >I'd suspect that you need to get a 3rd party firewall to block the
messages,
| >you could try zone alarm.
| >
| >Now as for the updates. The only updates for windows that you should
| >consider legitimate are those that come through the automatic windows
update
| >tool, and those you download yourself by going to
| >
http://windowsupate.microsoft.com
| >
| >
| >--
| >--
| >Rob Moir
| >Microsoft MVP for servers & security
| >Website -
http://www.robertmoir.co.uk
| >Virtual PC 2004 FAQ -
http://www.robertmoir.co.uk/win/VirtualPC2004FAQ.html
| >
| >
| >