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DAD - 06 Mar 2004 18:29 GMT

I received an email from
"Microsoft" (security@microsoft.com) that says:

Dear friend , use this Internet Explorer patch now!
There are dangerous virus in the Internet now!
More than 500.000 already infected!

There is an attachment that says" patch.exe (9.37kb)

Is this a virus? Or is Microsoft trying to send me help
for my windows 95 version?

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Richard - 06 Mar 2004 18:56 GMT

Yes, it is a virus. Microsoft does not send email to strangers, with or
without a patch.

> I received an email from
> "Microsoft" (security@microsoft.com) that says:
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> Is this a virus? Or is Microsoft trying to send me help
> for my windows 95 version?

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glee - 07 Mar 2004 03:00 GMT

Virus! do not open the attachment!
Delete the entire email. MS does not ever email updates or patches.

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.swen.a@mm.html

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Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
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> I received an email from
> "Microsoft" (security@microsoft.com) that says:
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> Is this a virus? Or is Microsoft trying to send me help
> for my windows 95 version?

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