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whispering
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 Posted - 2003/10/23 : 09:56:28
I got an e-mail from "[email protected]" and it had some file that i should install, now eventhough i wouldnt trust that especially if it is microsoft, but just thought that is it possible for someone else to send e-mail from that type of address?
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invader
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Posted - 2003/10/23 : 09:58:44
It's a virus. Don't do it.
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whispering
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Posted - 2003/10/23 : 10:05:56
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Originally posted by invader:
It's a virus. Don't do it.
Well it sayd that my IE needs a virus update, so i went to microsoft.com and check if need updates. I never open those... dont know what you call them, well those files that are attached to e-mail's... attachments?
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Simon
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Posted - 2003/10/23 : 12:25:16
Yeah, don't use it, it is a virus...and yes it's easy to send e-mails from addresses such as @microsoft.com or any address you like!
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Posted - 2003/10/23 : 13:35:38
If you’re going to send an e-mail virus out, and disguise it as an official Microsoft security e-mail, you better be damn sure you use correct grammar..
this is the latest version of security update, the "October 2003, Cumulative Patch" update which fixes all known security vulnerabilities affecting MS Internet Explorer, MS Outlook and MS Outlook Express as well as three new vulnerabilities. Install now to help protect your computer from these vulnerabilities, the most serious of which could allow an malicious user to run code on your system. This update includes the functionality of all previously released patches.
vulnerabilities.
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silver
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Posted - 2003/10/23 : 22:21:22
Firstly Microsoft would never email you a patch to install, Microsoft don't know everyone's email address.
Second never open ANYTHING from ANYONE as an attachment unless you are expecting it from that person.
Third buy a virus scanner, the internet is a wild town :)
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