Re: [OT] Fake-MS spam?

All,

That's not "spam", it's a virus.
Keep on deleting them, and don't open the attachment.

MicroSoft does NOT send out security updates with attachments to end
users.

And now, back to your regularly scheduled insanity.

John

John K. Lerchey
Computer and Network Security Coordinator
Computing Services
Carnegie Mellon University

On Fri, 19 Sep 2003, Brian Burger wrote:

> Anyone else drowning in spam that pretends to be from some Microshaft
> support team? I've been getting those & odd 'bounced email' messages
in
> droves for about 24hrs now...
>
> I've deleted 500+ of the damned things. Happily, I use PineMail thru a
> telent connection, which is normally a bit clunky but is TOTALLY
> virus-proof!
>
> Apparently there's a new virus around, nastier & more inventive than
> previous ones...
>
> Off to delete the three new "Microsoft Corporate Security Team" emails
> that arrived while I was typing this...
>
> Brian.
>
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