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I keep getting emails from Microsoft advising me to
update by opening the attachment and following the
instructions. Unfortunately I cannot open the attachments
because the OE has rendered them unsafe. I can't find the
updates mentioned online. Help Please!
 
Be glad OE did this. These e-mails are *not* from Microsoft - they are the
result of a virus called SWEN - and the attachments will infect your
computer. Delete the messages and don't ever try to open those attachments -
in fact, unless you are *expecting* an attachment from someone, don't even
open attachments from people you know - many viruses spoof the sender.

Don't rely only on OE's attachment blocking - get good antivirus software
that can also scan mail, and keep it updated regularly.
 
You were sent a bogus email message from an imposter!
Delete the bogus email message immediately!

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

All legitimate updates for Windows XP should be downloaded
only from the Windows Update website:

Windows Update
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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

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| I keep getting emails from Microsoft advising me to
| update by opening the attachment and following the
| instructions. Unfortunately I cannot open the attachments
| because the OE has rendered them unsafe. I can't find the
| updates mentioned online. Help Please!
 
I keep getting emails from Microsoft advising me to
update by opening the attachment and following the
instructions. Unfortunately I cannot open the attachments
because the OE has rendered them unsafe. I can't find the
updates mentioned online. Help Please!
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It /is/ true what they say - there really *IS* one born every minute! Let me
guess - if you'd managed to run said attachment and found it had infected
your system, you'd have been back here berating MS for infecting your
system! ROTFLOL!!!
 
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