Buffer Overrun in Messenger Service

[LindaTex]

I have twice received the following message in a popup,
and I want to know whether or not to respond to it. If you
can help me with this, I would appreciate it.

The message is in a gray box with a blue header. The
title on the header is Messenger Service. Below, on the
gray in black letters, is written the following:

Message from Mocrosoft Networks to Windows user on
(whatever the date and time).

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-043.

Buffer Overrun in Messenger Service Could Allow Code
Execution (828035).

Affected Software:

Microsot NT Workstation
Microsoft NT Server 4.0
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows Win 98
Miscosoft Windows Server 2003

Not affected software:

Microsoft Windows Millenium Edition

Your system is affected, download the patch from the
address below! FIRST TYPE THE ADDRESS BELOW INTO YOUR
INTERNET BROWSER, THEN CLICK ' O.K.' THE ADDRESS WILL
DISAPPEAR ONCE YOU HIT 'O.K.'

www.windows-patch.info

OK

 

[Paul Adare - MVP - Microsoft Virtual PC]

microsoft.public.win2000.security news group, LindaTex

I have twice received the following message in a popup,
and I want to know whether or not to respond to it. If you
can help me with this, I would appreciate it.

Never respond to this type of thing.

Check out:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/?
url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.asp

or

http://tinyurl.com/r2j3

You need to start keeping up to date on the security patches from
Microsoft. Start here:

http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/