Recent Microsoft Program Security

[Gillian]

I have received mail under heading of New Internet
Critical Update.

When I follow on screen instructions a screen message says
"The attachment file 'Pack 52.exe' could not be found.
(It may have been deleted or blocked, for example, by
AntiVirus)."

I have disabled my McAfee Professional AntiVirus
programme, and removed my XP Firewall, but I still get
the same message.

When I try to download the Service Pack via Help &
Support and then selecting "New Updates", my computer
selects Critical Update SP1 as available to download, but
part way through the download, screen message tells me
that it is not compatible with my computer. I am running
on XP 5.1 (build 2600.xpclnt_qfe.021108-2107).

Can you help me please, as I am feeling very vulverable
with regard to MyDoom.

Thank you, thank you so much

Gill

 

[Guest]

Microsoft do not send out Security Bulletins. The mail you've got is a worm itself
I couldn't find you specific issue but have a look at this and I'll guess you get the idea
http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/xombe.shtm

Regard

Rikard

 

[Guest]

Got it... :
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_100662.htm

 

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

Microsoft do not send out Security Bulletins. The mail you've got is a worm itself.
I couldn't find you specific issue but have a look at this and I'll guess you get the idea.
http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/xombe.shtml

We DO send out Security Bulletins.
We DO NOT send e-mail with attachments.
see
http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/authenticate_mail.asp

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[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
quite common for at least the past 9 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.


Bruce Chambers
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