patch.exe

my daughter just received an e-mail from:

security@microsoft.com

It has an attached: patch.exe.

the text indicates the patch is needed for recent viruses.

Does anyone know if this could be a valid e-mail. I am
very sceptical!!

Lyle
Tue Sep 16 10:34:49 CDT 2003

"B Cutler" <brucecutler@orthoconcepts.com> wrote in news:0e8101c37c66
$639e1a00$a401280a@phx.gbl:

> my daughter just received an e-mail from:
>
> security@microsoft.com
>
> It has an attached: patch.exe.
>
> the text indicates the patch is needed for recent viruses.
>
> Does anyone know if this could be a valid e-mail. I am
> very sceptical!!

Good for you. The attachment is a virus.

Dave
Tue Sep 16 12:08:31 CDT 2003

Bruce, Microsoft and Symantec will notify its users of
new virusus on the loose, via news groups, chat rooms,
etc, but Microsoft will not send anything in a Mass
mailing form such as your daugther received. When in
doubt, throw it out. Please see the URL for below which
speaks to the attachment you have received. It is a Worm,
do not open it. VBS.Paspec@mm is a mass-mailing worm that
sends itself using Microsoft Outlook. The email will have
an attachment named Patch.exe.bat. There have been no
reports of this worm in the wild.
Have a Great day Sir.

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/vbs
.paspec@mm.html

Dave
>-----Original Message-----
>my daughter just received an e-mail from:
>
>security@microsoft.com
>
>It has an attached: patch.exe.
>
>the text indicates the patch is needed for recent viruses.
>
>Does anyone know if this could be a valid e-mail. I am
>very sceptical!!
>.
>

~qsecofr
Wed Sep 17 23:11:26 CDT 2003


>-----Original Message-----
>my daughter just received an e-mail from:
>
>security@microsoft.com
>
>It has an attached: patch.exe.
>


I received this about 2 weeks ago myself...It was nicely
done and seemed really legit....DONT OPEN IT....It's the
W32.Gibe@mm virus...I was unsure myself, so I saved it to
desktop, then checked it with NortonAV...Good thing I was
skeptical..
To my knowledge,,,Microsoft makes available patchs for
download,,,But I dont think they will send them via
email..

Bill
Thu Sep 18 08:36:32 CDT 2003

Be forwarned:

Apparently the latest incarnation of this critter is very well formatted
with HTML--it's getting more convincing, like the identity-theft bank and
ISP emails.

"~qsecofr" <rstatar@paisd.org> wrote in message
news:099d01c37d9a$ed9fe320$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >my daughter just received an e-mail from:
> >
> >security@microsoft.com
> >
> >It has an attached: patch.exe.
> >
>
>
> I received this about 2 weeks ago myself...It was nicely
> done and seemed really legit....DONT OPEN IT....It's the
> W32.Gibe@mm virus...I was unsure myself, so I saved it to
> desktop, then checked it with NortonAV...Good thing I was
> skeptical..
> To my knowledge,,,Microsoft makes available patchs for
> download,,,But I dont think they will send them via
> email..