MICROSOFT SECURITY UPDATE'S IN MY YAHOO E-MAIL!!!!

[Ron]

For the past two weeks I have been getting at least 5 to 6 e-mails from
Microsoft in my YAHOO mail. I deleted them but they come back, they
pertain to different security updates and patches. I have never heard of
anyone having this sent to them via e-mail. I like all others get my
updates from windows update site. They really look legitimate, But I
will NOT execute any of them. Does anyone have an e-mail address where I
can forward them and have them examined.
Thanks in advance....

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You are receiving bogus email messages from a devious imposter!
Microsoft never sends updates patches via email!

How to Tell If a Microsoft Security-Related Message Is Genuine
http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/authenticate_mail.asp

How to Trim the "Spam" from Your E-Mail Diet
http://www.microsoft.com/security/articles/spam.asp

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| For the past two weeks I have been getting at least 5 to 6 e-mails from
| Microsoft in my YAHOO mail. I deleted them but they come back, they
| pertain to different security updates and patches. I have never heard of
| anyone having this sent to them via e-mail. I like all others get my
| updates from windows update site. They really look legitimate, But I
| will NOT execute any of them. Does anyone have an e-mail address where I
| can forward them and have them examined.
| Thanks in advance....
|
|

 

[Shenan Stanley]

For the past two weeks I have been getting at least 5 to 6 e-mails
from Microsoft in my YAHOO mail. I deleted them but they come back,
they pertain to different security updates and patches. I have never
heard of anyone having this sent to them via e-mail. I like all
others get my updates from windows update site. They really look
legitimate, But I will NOT execute any of them. Does anyone have an
e-mail address where I can forward them and have them examined.
Thanks in advance....

1) They are bogus. Keep deleting them.
2) You likely got them after posting to a newsgroup like this using your
real email address. Don't do that. Now you might get more than you already
do.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

What you received is either a very common, malicious hoax or the
output of a computer infected by one of several widely publicized,
wide-spread, mass emailing worms. This sort of email has been quite
common for at least the past 9 months. The most widely-known are:

W32.Swen.A_mm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]

W32.Dumaru_mm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]

W32.Gibe_mm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]

Trojan.Xombe
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.xombe.html

Microsoft never has, does not currently, and very probably never
will email unsolicited security patches. At the most, if, and only
if, you subscribe to their security notification newsletter, they will
send you an email informing you that a new patch is available for
downloading.

Microsoft Policies on Software Distribution
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/?url=/technet/security/policy/swdist.asp

Information on Bogus Microsoft Security Bulletin Emails
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/news/patch_hoax.asp

How to Tell If a Microsoft Security-Related Message Is Genuine
http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/authenticate_mail.asp

Any and all legitimate patches and updates are readily available
at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/. (Notice that this is the true
URL, rather than the bogus one that may have been contained in the
email you received.) Any messages that point to any other source(s) or
claim to have the patch attached are bogus.

You're receiving these emails because your email address is in
the address book of someone infected with a worm, and/or because you
posted your real email address somewhere on-line, either in a forum
accessible to the public and spambots, such as Usenet, or on an
untrustworthy web site that subsequently sold your address as part of
a mailing list. One thing you can do is notify _everyone_ with whom
you've ever corresponded via email that one or more of them may be
infected with a mass emailing worm, and should take the appropriate
steps.


Bruce Chambers

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