OE blocks MS patch

Outlook Express is blocking access to an e-mail
attachment from MS for the latest security patch. Why did
it do this? How do I re-activate the attachment? Pretty
sure its the real deal.

Thanks

Kerry
Thu Sep 18 08:52:34 CDT 2003

MS never sends patched by email!

Pretty sure this is NOT the real deal.

OE options can be changed to allow you to hurt yourself... see other posts
if you really want to do that.


"Roger" <kiara306@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:0f8701c37deb$b6860990$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Outlook Express is blocking access to an e-mail
> attachment from MS for the latest security patch. Why did
> it do this? How do I re-activate the attachment? Pretty
> sure its the real deal.
>
> Thanks

Jupiter
Thu Sep 18 11:19:15 CDT 2003

Roger;
This has been around a short while.
The attachment is most likely a virus.
Delete the Email and attachment immediately.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/news/patch_hoax.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/policy/swdist.asp

Microsoft sends security updates but NEVER with attachments.

On the rare occasion Microsoft sends a file, you would be expecting it
in advance and know exactly what it is.

Install an antivirus application.
Update your antivirus weekly.
Run it weekly.
Install or enable a firewall:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283673

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
http://dts-l.org/index.html


"Roger" <kiara306@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:0f8701c37deb$b6860990$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Outlook Express is blocking access to an e-mail
> attachment from MS for the latest security patch. Why did
> it do this? How do I re-activate the attachment? Pretty
> sure its the real deal.
>
> Thanks

Bill
Thu Sep 18 12:59:01 CDT 2003

Just to reinforce everybody else.

This is NOT the real deal--it is a very convincing fake.

The attachment may not be caught by current antivirus definitions.

Delete this thing now.


"Roger" <kiara306@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:0f8701c37deb$b6860990$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Outlook Express is blocking access to an e-mail
> attachment from MS for the latest security patch. Why did
> it do this? How do I re-activate the attachment? Pretty
> sure its the real deal.
>
> Thanks

N
Thu Sep 18 16:49:45 CDT 2003

In article <0f8701c37deb$b6860990$a301280a@phx.gbl>, kiara306@comcast.net
says...
> Outlook Express is blocking access to an e-mail
> attachment from MS for the latest security patch. Why did
> it do this? How do I re-activate the attachment? Pretty
> sure its the real deal.

You can find out how to remove the MSOE attachment blocks by looking around,
but...

I won't give you more clue than that. What you really need to do is review
your method of how to assess the "real deal" first! Until your B.S. detector
is sufficiently sharp to allow for doubting attachments that come with
unsolicited email, you are better off unable to run them.

--
Norman
~I'll be there, by your side
~in the land of Twilight.
~In your dream I will go
~'till we find the Sunlight.