Microsoft Corporation Technical Bulletin

F

Fernando

I have already received 5 e mails from microsoft
containing critical updates. I have McAfee and it is keep
filtering the files where the message is as follows:
****************** McAfee VirusScan
************************
******* Alert generated at: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 17:16:13
+0000 *********
**********************************************************
***********

McAfee VirusScan has detected a potential threat in this
e-mail
sent by Microsoft Corporation Customer Support
<[email protected]>.
The following actions were attempted on each suspicious
part.
We strongly recommend that you report this virus-related
activity
to Microsoft Corporation Customer Support <nzomwcldys-
(e-mail address removed)>.


The attachment "Install.exe" is infected with the
W32/Swen@MM Virus(es).
This attachment has been cleaned.
 
J

Jim Macklin

MS never emails patches or attachments. McAfee has
protected you from your ignorance.

Next time you do Windows Update (you do need to check by
clicking START/Windows Update) you should see a link to "how
to protect your computer" Read it.


| I have already received 5 e mails from microsoft
| containing critical updates. I have McAfee and it is keep
| filtering the files where the message is as follows:
| ****************** McAfee VirusScan
| ************************
| ******* Alert generated at: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 17:16:13
| +0000 *********
| **********************************************************
| ***********
|
| McAfee VirusScan has detected a potential threat in this
| e-mail
| sent by Microsoft Corporation Customer Support
| <[email protected]>.
| The following actions were attempted on each suspicious
| part.
| We strongly recommend that you report this virus-related
| activity
| to Microsoft Corporation Customer Support <nzomwcldys-
| (e-mail address removed)>.
|
|
| The attachment "Install.exe" is infected with the
| W32/Swen@MM Virus(es).
| This attachment has been cleaned.
|
|
 
N

Nick

come on...MS never sends personal emails regarding this stuff...wanna buy a
bridge too...
 
B

Bruce Chambers

Greetings --

What you received is the output of a computer infected by one of
several widely publicized, wide-spread, mass emailing worms. The
virus' authors have deliberately spoofed the Microsoft information in
the hopes of garnering more victims. This sort of email has been very
common for at least the past 11 months. 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]

Trojan.Xombe
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.xombe.html

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

Remember, any and all legitimate patches and updates are readily
available at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/. You should develop
the habit of checking this site at least once a month to keep your
computer up-to-date. (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. You can also ask your ISP to take steps to preclude their mail
server from passing on such emails. Many ISPs have such filtering
capabilities.


Bruce Chambers
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