Security Updates From Microsoft

[Lee Smallwood]

In septem I was sent 4 emails from what appeared to be
Microsoft with updates attached.

I unpacked the first one and after I could not open any
of my programs it kept and still keeps coming up with
this message:

Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or
file. You may not have permissions to access the item.

I've tried to go back to a previous restore point but I
keep getting the same message.

I've now mannaged to get back into my emails using
outlook express and have got the properties of this email
they are as follows:

Return-Path: (e-mail address removed)
Received: from uk-server2.carpediem-it.co.uk (uk-
server2.carpediem-it.co.uk [193.111.226.41]) by uk-
server2.carpediem-it.co.uk (8.12.9) with ESMTP id
h8III1n9005103 sender (e-mail address removed) for
<[email protected]>; Thu, 18 Sep 2003 11:18:01 -0700
Received: from rhenium.btinternet.com ([194.73.73.93])
by uk-server2.carpediem-it.co.uk with esmtp (Exim
4.22)
id 1A03Lm-0001Jz-Ta
for (e-mail address removed); Thu, 18 Sep 2003 19:17:54
+0100
Received: from host213-122-120-206.in-
addr.btopenworld.com ([213.122.120.206] helo=utqavrr)
by rhenium.btinternet.com with smtp (Exim 3.22
#23)
id 1A030W-0006nA-00; Thu, 18 Sep 2003 18:55:56
+0100
FROM: "Microsoft Corporation Security Division" <<>>
TO: "Microsoft Client" <[email protected]>
SUBJECT: Latest Network Security Patch
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="ciprjeyitlucb"
Message-Id: <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 18:55:56 +0100
X-Mailer-Version: 20011130
X-From: (e-mail address removed)
X-Recipient: (e-mail address removed)
X-Spam-Status: No, hits=2.5 required=10.0
tests=FROM_NO_USER,MICROSOFT_EXECUTABLE,MIME_HTML_
NO_CHARSET
version=2.54
X-Spam-Level: **
X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.54 (1.174.2.17-
2003-05-11-exp)
Status:

Can anybody help me as it is getting beyond a joke now.

Is this a microsoft update or has someone sent me a
virus. If so can anyone help me get rid of it?

Many thanks

Lee Smallwood

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Lee;
Scan for Viruses online:
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp?j=1&langid=ie&venid=sym&plfid=23&pkj=IRLFIZTYMWPAZTJWUFJ
See this link:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/bogmail.htm

 

[C]

Hello Lee

Sorry Lee I cannot help you solve your problem I am
barely computer literate. But, here's what I do know:
There are several bad sources out there of virus infected
email. Several use aliases to pretend they are from
microsoft or your internet service provider or the mail
daemon returning undeliverable mail. No do open these.
Microsoft, I have learned, NEVER sends out updates via
email.
I think the information you have posted has vital
information that can help trace the source. There is an
organization to which we can complain about these virus
loaded spam...www.cauce.org
Good luck.
C

-----Original Message-----
In septem I was sent 4 emails from what appeared to be
Microsoft with updates attached.

I unpacked the first one and after I could not open any
of my programs it kept and still keeps coming up with
this message:

Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or
file. You may not have permissions to access the item.

I've tried to go back to a previous restore point but I
keep getting the same message.

I've now mannaged to get back into my emails using
outlook express and have got the properties of this email
they are as follows:

Return-Path: (e-mail address removed)
Received: from uk-server2.carpediem-it.co.uk (uk-
server2.carpediem-it.co.uk [193.111.226.41]) by uk-
server2.carpediem-it.co.uk (8.12.9) with ESMTP id
h8III1n9005103 sender (e-mail address removed) for
<[email protected]>; Thu, 18 Sep 2003 11:18:01 -0700
Received: from rhenium.btinternet.com ([194.73.73.93])
by uk-server2.carpediem-it.co.uk with esmtp (Exim
4.22)
id 1A03Lm-0001Jz-Ta
for (e-mail address removed); Thu, 18 Sep 2003 19:17:54
+0100
Received: from host213-122-120-206.in-
addr.btopenworld.com ([213.122.120.206] helo=utqavrr)
by rhenium.btinternet.com with smtp (Exim 3.22
#23)
id 1A030W-0006nA-00; Thu, 18 Sep 2003 18:55:56
+0100
FROM: "Microsoft Corporation Security Division" <<>>
TO: "Microsoft Client" <[email protected]>
SUBJECT: Latest Network Security Patch
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="ciprjeyitlucb"
Message-Id: <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 18:55:56 +0100
X-Mailer-Version: 20011130
X-From: (e-mail address removed)
X-Recipient: (e-mail address removed)
X-Spam-Status: No, hits=2.5 required=10.0
tests=FROM_NO_USER,MICROSOFT_EXECUTABLE,MIME_HTML_
NO_CHARSET
version=2.54
X-Spam-Level: **
X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.54 (1.174.2.17-
2003-05-11-exp)
Status:

Can anybody help me as it is getting beyond a joke now.

Is this a microsoft update or has someone sent me a
virus. If so can anyone help me get rid of it?

Many thanks

Lee Smallwood
.