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Tue Sep 23 10:56:06 CDT 2003
NO, Microsoft DOESN'T send these emails.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/news/patch_hoax.asp
"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"
Microsoft NEVER sends updates as email attachments
http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php
http://www.kerio.com/us/kpf_download.html
ISP providers have to implement better email scanning
on BOTH outgoing and incoming mail. Most don't do anything.
"gw" <gw5@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
news:015c01c381ea$773e5550$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Yes, I am getting same. Question is "Does Microsoft send
> out e-mails regarding viruses, etc."? I think, but I
> don't know, that Microsoft DOES NOT do this. Therefore,
> what can be done other than just deleting the worm laden
> falsely identified e-mail(s)?
> I started getting these e-mails with 'Microsoft' listed as
> the sender about a week ago, and I 've probably received 4
> or 5 in the last week.
> What to do ???????
>
>
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Why all of a sudden am I receiving email warnings that
> >show messages have been deleted because they were unable
> >to be cleaned. They are (ie.): patch.exe:Worm.
> >Automat.AHB, Patch 685.exe:worm.Auto.AHB, cujm.exe, and
> >various others. Most of these are supposedly coming from
> >Microsoft. Anyone else having this problem? What do we
> >do about this?
> >.
> >