I received an email with "Pack1942.exe" from MS, why?

[Guest]

I received an email from MS this evening from Microsoft Program Security Center ...it had an attachment for "Pack1942.exe" which was infected with the "W32.Swen.A@mm" virus. I get my regular updates thru my automatic updater..this email has all the links coming right to the MS site. I am baffled by this.

 

[Evil Homer]

What's to be baffled about? Someone discovered your email address and sent
you a virus.

I received an email from MS this evening from Microsoft Program Security

Center ...it had an attachment for "Pack1942.exe" which was infected with
the "W32.Swen.A@mm" virus. I get my regular updates thru my automatic
updater..this email has all the links coming right to the MS site. I am
baffled by this.

 

[Harry Limey]

Microsoft Do Not send attachments!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
go to this address for details of how to deal with your virus
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]
Harry

I received an email from MS this evening from Microsoft Program Security

Center ...it had an attachment for "Pack1942.exe" which was infected with
the "W32.Swen.A@mm" virus. I get my regular updates thru my automatic
updater..this email has all the links coming right to the MS site. I am
baffled by this.