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All:

This email address was on an email that I just recieved that was purported
to be from Microsoft. It had an attachment. The text read as follows (HTML
not reproduced here):

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



Microsoft Client

this is the latest version of security update, the "December 2005,
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 help 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
©2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Privacy
Statement | Accessibility
************************************************** *

I believe that the attachment contains a visus or worse. I did not open it.

Just thought you should know what was currently out there.

How to Tell If a Microsoft Security-Related Message Is Genuine -
http://www.microsoft.com/security/in...cate_mail.mspx
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

raysig wrote:
> All:
>
> This email address was on an email that I just recieved that was purported
> to be from Microsoft. It had an attachment. The text read as follows (HTML
> not reproduced here):
>
> ************************************************** *******
> Microsoft All Products | Support | Search | Microsoft.com Guide
> Microsoft Home
>
>
>
> Microsoft Client
>
> this is the latest version of security update, the "December 2005,
> 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 help 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
> ©2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use |
> Privacy Statement | Accessibility
> ************************************************** *
>
> I believe that the attachment contains a visus or worse. I did not open
> it.
>
> Just thought you should know what was currently out there.

The email example shown on the site that you listed was the exact email that
I got. Thanks for the reference.



"PA Bear" wrote:

> How to Tell If a Microsoft Security-Related Message Is Genuine -
> http://www.microsoft.com/security/in...cate_mail.mspx
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org
>
> raysig wrote:
> > All:
> >
> > This email address was on an email that I just recieved that was purported
> > to be from Microsoft. It had an attachment. The text read as follows (HTML
> > not reproduced here):
> >
> > ************************************************** *******
> > Microsoft All Products | Support | Search | Microsoft.com Guide
> > Microsoft Home
> >
> >
> >
> > Microsoft Client
> >
> > this is the latest version of security update, the "December 2005,
> > 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 help 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
> > ©2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use |
> > Privacy Statement | Accessibility
> > ************************************************** *
> >
> > I believe that the attachment contains a visus or worse. I did not open
> > it.
> >
> > Just thought you should know what was currently out there.
>
>