Try on the security patch which comes from M$

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Carey Frisch [MVP]

The above post is 100% bogus and contains a VIRUS!
Do not open the attachment!

Microsoft never sends file attachments with email messages!

Please take a moment to read the following articles:

Information on Bogus Microsoft Security Bulletin E-mails
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

How to Trim the "Spam" from Your E-Mail Diet
http://www.microsoft.com/security/articles/spam.asp


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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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Microsoft User

this is the latest version of security update, the
"October 2003, Cumulative Patch" update which resolves
all known security vulnerabilities affecting
MS Internet Explorer, MS Outlook and MS Outlook Express
as well as three newly discovered vulnerabilities.
Install now to maintain the security of your computer
from these vulnerabilities, the most serious of which could
allow an malicious user to run executable on your system.
This update includes the functionality of all previously released patches.

System requirements: Windows 95/98/Me/2000/NT/XP
This update applies to:
- MS Internet Explorer, version 4.01 and later
- MS Outlook, version 8.00 and later
- MS Outlook Express, version 4.01 and later

Recommendation: Customers should install the patch at the earliest opportunity.
How to install: Run attached file. Choose Yes on displayed dialog box.
How to use: You don't need to do anything after installing this item.
 
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David C

Carey:

About 2 weeks ago I downloaded and registered XP messenger. The next
day I started to receive the emails referred to below. Now I receive
about 100 of these emails a day. It is painstaking to open my email
on Monday because of all that have accumulated over the weekend.

Norton Antivirus catches and quarentines them, but is there any way to
make them stop coming?

Is there something on my machine that says "send the virus to me"?
I've deleted the temporary internet files and cookies. Is there
anything else that can be done short of canceling this address?

Thanks for you insight,

David C
 

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