Emails from microsoft support that contain a virus.

[richard waldo]

I am receiving emails that purport to be from Microsoft.
When I open them they show a web page which looks like a
microsoft web page for downloading the latest security
updates to Windows. I am fairly certain that if I
downloaded the .exe file I would be infected by a virus.

1. These things are typically routed to my bulk mail
folder but they fill the whole amount of mail storage
that I have very quickly (Yahoo - 6mb).

2. How do I report this virus to Microsoft? They are
purporting to be Microsoft support, I would imagine that
Microsoft support would like to hear about this.

3. What can I do about it? I receive multiple copies,
all with a slightly different subject line, all with
slightly different stuff in the headers. They fill my
mailbox and nothing else comes in.

4. I can't find anyway to report them to Yahoo. If
anybody knows how, let me know.

Thank you,
Richard Waldo

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Please take a moment to read the following articles:

Information on Bogus Microsoft Security Bulletin E-mails
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

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

Only download updates from the Microsoft Windows Update website:
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp


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

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| I am receiving emails that purport to be from Microsoft.
| When I open them they show a web page which looks like a
| microsoft web page for downloading the latest security
| updates to Windows. I am fairly certain that if I
| downloaded the .exe file I would be infected by a virus.
|
| 1. These things are typically routed to my bulk mail
| folder but they fill the whole amount of mail storage
| that I have very quickly (Yahoo - 6mb).
|
| 2. How do I report this virus to Microsoft? They are
| purporting to be Microsoft support, I would imagine that
| Microsoft support would like to hear about this.
|
| 3. What can I do about it? I receive multiple copies,
| all with a slightly different subject line, all with
| slightly different stuff in the headers. They fill my
| mailbox and nothing else comes in.
|
| 4. I can't find anyway to report them to Yahoo. If
| anybody knows how, let me know.
|
| Thank you,
| Richard Waldo

 

[Richard Waldo]

Thanks very much Carey. I will read.

-----Original Message-----
Please take a moment to read the following articles:

Information on Bogus Microsoft Security Bulletin E-mails
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
mail.asp

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

Only download updates from the Microsoft Windows Update website:
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp


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

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| I am receiving emails that purport to be from Microsoft.
| When I open them they show a web page which looks like a
| microsoft web page for downloading the latest security
| updates to Windows. I am fairly certain that if I
| downloaded the .exe file I would be infected by a virus.
|
| 1. These things are typically routed to my bulk mail
| folder but they fill the whole amount of mail storage
| that I have very quickly (Yahoo - 6mb).
|
| 2. How do I report this virus to Microsoft? They are
| purporting to be Microsoft support, I would imagine that
| Microsoft support would like to hear about this.
|
| 3. What can I do about it? I receive multiple copies,
| all with a slightly different subject line, all with
| slightly different stuff in the headers. They fill my
| mailbox and nothing else comes in.
|
| 4. I can't find anyway to report them to Yahoo. If
| anybody knows how, let me know.
|
| Thank you,
| Richard Waldo

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