Danger - Bugus MS Patch in Email

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 20 Sep 2003 8:53 am

I've received a number of emails recently proporting to be from Microsoft. They have a program attached that you're supposed to run to update your Windows, fix a bug, or whatever. The message and exact sender address varies.

This is totally bogus. Microsoft does NOT send out patches in email. If you get one of these emails, delete it immediately.

I don't know what the program does if you run it, but it can't be a good thing.

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Gene Jones · Post by **Gene Jones** » 20 Sep 2003 10:17 am

I have received two of those...not only do they claim to fix a bug, but my Norton identified that they "contained" a bug and deleted them!

.....as b0b said, beware!

CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 20 Sep 2003 1:04 pm

i got it yesterday
i smelled a rat and deleted

Donna Dodd · Post by **Donna Dodd** » 20 Sep 2003 1:15 pm

i received several from various sources (mostly recent email recipients) with "Microsoft Patch" in the subject. My Norton deleted the attachment immediately.
Good ole Norton!![This message was edited by Donna Dodd on 20 September 2003 at 02:15 PM.]

jolynyk · Post by **jolynyk** » 21 Sep 2003 5:39 am

I get one every day in my Yahoo mail

Joey Ace · Post by **Joey Ace** » 26 Sep 2003 7:23 am

This deserves a bump, as it's still active.

Joey Ace · Post by **Joey Ace** » 26 Sep 2003 7:45 am

There's a sample of the bogus message, and instructions on how to tell it's fake on this Microsoft site: http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/authenticate_mail.asp

Tom Kaufman · Post by **Tom Kaufman** » 26 Sep 2003 1:18 pm

Well..at the risk of being called "stupid"..and "not so lucky"..I'm gonna go ahead and admit that I fell for that sucker! What it did? It has rendered my "nortan" as disfunctional! Not only that, but I now am unable to check my email; I talked with someone from Comcast yesterday..and she helped me get it going again. But last night, it went down on me again! It'll be a cold day in hell before I fall for that again!

Tommy Mark · Post by **Tommy Mark** » 27 Sep 2003 2:43 pm

I did it also, what a pain. However I found a fix for it here http://ca.com/. It is a Win32/Swen.A.Worm . It semmed to work for me. Tom