Be Warned

[Atrocities]

There is a new email going around that says it is from Microsoft. It looks real enough, but it is a virus.

DO NOT OPEN the attachment or click on any of the Hyperlinks.

Be smart, why would Microsoft email an update to you?????

Microsoft Customer

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. Install now to continue keeping your computer secure from these vulnerabilities. This update includes the functionality of all previously released patches.

[ October 14, 2003, 22:11: Message edited by: Atrocities ]

[Suicide Junkie]

Hehe. As if Microsoft would ever patch all known vulnerabilities

They need the vulnerabilities to entice you to buy the next Version of windows.

[Alpha Kodiak]

Yes, that is Swen.A, a particularly nasty little item. Not only does it spread through the mentioned email, it will also impersonate a rejected email, will post itself to newsGroups, and will attempt to spread through ICQ and file sharing services such as Kazaa (sp?). It will even pop up a faked error dialog on the infected computer saying that there is a problem with the email connection and ask for the Users account name and password.

For complete details, click here.

[Atrocities]

This is what MS had to say about it.

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Customer Service.



I am Lindsey and I understand from your e-mail that you received a message that appears to be from Microsoft and contains an attachment or virus. I apologize for any inconvenience this e-mail may have caused you.



As you may have suspected, this is a hoax and did not originate from Microsoft. The e-mail appears to be the result of the "W32/Swen@MM" virus which causes infected systems to send out e-mails that forge the @microsoft.com e-mail address in the "From" field.



We never send unsolicited e-mails with attachments. Since this is the result of a spreading computer virus, there is no single source for us to investigate or track down. Information about Microsoft security policies and updates can be found at:

In other words, use some common sense.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

common sense? pine fresh, mountain breeze...oh, not those sense?

*Narf is trying to scare Atrocities. Narf is laughing like a nut. Narf is tired. Narf is not as tired as an eighteen-wheeler.*