infected email

[Vicki Imbriani]

I have received two email in the last week that is
entitled, Last Microsoft credical Patch, Before
downloading these files, I scanned them for virus. Both
had come back stating Virus Worm.Automat.AHB found, file
not cleaned. Has this ever happened to anyone before and
what should I do about this? Thank you for any help I
should recieve.
Vicki

 

[Pat Garard]

Vicki
Delete the Files!
Microsoft NEVER EVER distributes software/patches/updates by
e-mail!
See: http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/authenticate_mail.asp !
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Hope this helps!

Pat Garard
Australia.
apgarardATbigpondDOTnetDOTau

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Vicki;
Microsoft NEVER sends Email with attachments.
http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/authenticate_mail.asp
NEVER open a unexpected attachment.
Verify with sender before opening an attachment.
Delete the mail and the attachment immediately if not verifiable.

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

To protect the safety and security of your computer:
Install or enable a firewall IMMEDIATELY, before connecting to the
internet:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283673

Install ALL Critical Updates IMMEDIATELY.
Start/All Programs/Windows Update

Install an antivirus application
Update it weekly
Run it at least weekly

Also see:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/default.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/security/home/
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr...l=/technet/columns/security/5min/5min-105.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/security/articles/spam.asp

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

What you received is either a very common malicious hoax or the
output of a computer infected by one of several 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 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

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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[Richard Shortland]

Join the club Vicki. I have received over 2000 of these in the last few
days at home and at work.

Richard Shortland
Network Administrator
Castle Community School

 

[Trevor]

I too am in the same boat - I receive four or five of
these a day. The Microsoft website says "do not open the
attachments" so I don't, but would like to prevent them
being received.
I will watch your posting with interest.
Trevor

 

[Trevor]

Hello again!
I have just come across:
www.microsoft.co./windowssxp/home/using/productdoc/en/rules
-mail-create.asp
This tells you how to block emails containing certain
words. Give it a try
Trevor

 

[Richard Shortland]

The link doesn't work.

Hello again!
I have just come across:
www.microsoft.co./windowssxp/home/using/productdoc/en/rules
-mail-create.asp
This tells you how to block emails containing certain
words. Give it a try
Trevor