Can anyone help please.

[Mel]

I receive the following email, but when I go in to install this package I
think it calls itself 85.exe my vet antivir4use warns me it has a swen
worm???

Also when I try to type an email message to send out none of the keyboard is
as it shoujdl be, the "w" is a commer etc. Yet on word the keyboard still
types the correct letters as does this posting site?? What is happening? Do
I have a virus that is doing this or have I accidently hit a key that puts
the message into gobbdly gook. Thanks
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This update applies to MS Internet Explorer, version 4.01 and later
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[Joe]

Take notice of your AV program and do NOT install from attachments in
emails.

Get any updates from the windows update page

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

I receive the following email, but when I go in to install this
package I think it calls itself 85.exe my vet antivir4use warns me it
has a swen worm???

Also when I try to type an email message to send out none of the
keyboard is as it shoujdl be, the "w" is a commer etc. Yet on word
the keyboard still types the correct letters as does this posting
site?? What is happening? Do I have a virus that is doing this or
have I accidently hit a key that puts the message into gobbdly gook.
Thanks Microsoft All Products | Support | Search |

<snip>

Mel

Microsoft will never, ever send you any updates by email. These are all
emails with a virus attached. They are only opened and installed by the most
gullible people.
--
Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

Please reply to the newsgroup so all may benefit.

 

[purplehaz]

Microsoft NEVER sends updates via email. It is a virus, delete it.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

You're lucky that your antivirus application is protecting you
from your own gullibility.

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. 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]

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.

There's probably no way of blocking all of the bogus messages, but
you can greatly reduce the number you get by creating a rule, based
upon the most commonly used subject lines, to delete the emails from
the server without ever downloading them.


Bruce Chambers

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[Darrell]

Think that's something? I recently got an email supposedly from my credit
card company saying they were making a cross check on email addresses for
their card holders. Among the data they wanted was my credit card number
and my PIN. HELLO!

For another alert. Recently men have been appearing at the front door of
homes in a coat and tie with a clipboard. If a female answers the door they
advise they are taking a survey and would like to view her tits. THIS IS A
SCAM! It is not a real survey. He merely wishes to see her tits. Warn any
females you might come in contact with.

 

[Jim Macklin]

I got a scam email the other day from Yahoo-service or some
such, asking for my credit card info because they couldn't
renew my account. Since I don't have a paid Yahoo account I
sent the email and the message source to Yahoo so they can
begin to track them down.

Clipboard and a suit coat? A doctors' lab coat would work
better.

Any female or just the good looking ones?



| Think that's something? I recently got an email
supposedly from my credit
| card company saying they were making a cross check on
email addresses for
| their card holders. Among the data they wanted was my
credit card number
| and my PIN. HELLO!
|
| For another alert. Recently men have been appearing at
the front door of
| homes in a coat and tie with a clipboard. If a female
answers the door they
| advise they are taking a survey and would like to view her
tits. THIS IS A
| SCAM! It is not a real survey. He merely wishes to see
her tits. Warn any
| females you might come in contact with.
|
| --
|
| B-58 Hustler History: http://members.cox.net/dschmidt1/
| -
|
| | > I receive the following email, but when I go in to
install this package I
| > think it calls itself 85.exe my vet antivir4use warns me
it has a swen
| > worm???
| >
| > Also when I try to type an email message to send out
none of the keyboard
| is
| > as it shoujdl be, the "w" is a commer etc. Yet on word
the keyboard still
| > types the correct letters as does this posting site??
What is happening?
| Do
| > I have a virus that is doing this or have I accidently
hit a key that puts
| > the message into gobbdly gook. Thanks
| > Microsoft All Products | Support | Search |
Microsoft.com
| > Guide
| > Microsoft Home
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > Microsoft Partner
| >
| > this is the latest version of security update, the
"November 2003,
| > Cumulative Patch" update which eliminates all known
security
| vulnerabilities
| > affecting MS Internet Explorer, MS Outlook and MS
Outlook Express. Install
| > now to continue keeping your computer secure 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.
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > 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.
| >
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