Patch download from Microsoft

I have received two e-mails supposedly from Microsoft, that had a "patch"
attachement, about 900kb. They claimed to be fom microsoft security. Are the
legit.

No
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"Repairman" wrote:

> I have received two e-mails supposedly from Microsoft, that had a "patch"
> attachement, about 900kb. They claimed to be fom microsoft security. Are the
> legit.

Repairman wrote:
> I have received two e-mails supposedly from Microsoft, that had a
> "patch" attachement, about 900kb. They claimed to be fom microsoft
> security. Are the legit.

Ask yourself some questions...

1) Did I personally contact and request anything from those I am receiving
the emails?
2) Do I have an issue with my computer right now?
3) When I manually check for updates - via the built-in Windows Update
facilities - do I need any updates?

Microsoft does not generally attach anything to an email for you to
install - and even if they did - they would provide you with a password to
unlock the file and decompress it. They can - if you contacted them about
some issue and they helped you resolve it and told you they would send you
something - send you a link to download a patch and a password to unlock it.
However - it's a pretty simple thing to know whether or not that situation
applies to you.

The general rule always applies.

If you did not expect an email with an attachment and you cannot confirm
with the sender via other means what the attachment is - erase the email
completely and forget you ever got it. Under *no circumstances* should you
open an unknown email/instant message attachment.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

"Repairman" <> schrieb:
> I have received two e-mails supposedly from Microsoft, that had a "patch"
> attachement, about 900kb. They claimed to be fom microsoft security. Are the
> legit.

No it's not legit. See also
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/fra...ng/Msname.aspx

| How to help verify the legitimacy of a security-related e-mail
|
| * Legitimate notifications do not include software updates as attachments.
| We never attach software updates to our security communications. Rather,
| we refer customers to our Web site for complete information about the
| software update or security incident.

Bye,
Freudi

Ottmar Freudenberger wrote:
> "Repairman" <> schrieb:
>> I have received two e-mails supposedly from Microsoft, that had a "patch"
>> attachement, about 900kb. They claimed to be fom microsoft security. Are
>> the legit.
>
> No it's not legit. See also
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect/fra...ng/Msname.aspx
>
>> How to help verify the legitimacy of a security-related e-mail
>>
>> * Legitimate notifications do not include software updates as
>> attachments.
>> We never attach software updates to our security communications. Rather,
>> we refer customers to our Web site for complete information about the
>> software update or security incident.

Here's an OP who thought the attachment was legit & installed it:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...c-9be571f3074f