Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 08:26:15 -0400 From: Gerard Seibert <gerard-seibert@rcn.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: arden@nildram.co.uk Subject: Re: Possible Virus Message-ID: <20040516081738.79A3.GERARD-SEIBERT@rcn.com> In-Reply-To: <20040516090450.560B616A4CE@hub.freebsd.org> References: <20040516090450.560B616A4CE@hub.freebsd.org>
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On Sunday, May 16, 2004 5:04:50 AM arden <arden@nildram.co.uk> wrote: |>Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 20:01:33 +0100 |>From: arden <arden@nildram.co.uk> |>Subject: possible virus |>To: York Linux Users Group <linux-users@lists.york.ac.uk> |>Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> |>Message-ID: <1084647693.2431.7.camel@localhost> |>Content-Type: text/plain |> |>hi all |> |>Ive just received an e-mail claiming to be from Microsoft telling me to |>run the attached patch |> |>which must be bogus since I've never registered with m$ and don't |>connect to the net with any Microsoft operating systems |> |>May-be one for sysadmin people to look for |> |>Arden ********** Reply Separator ********** Sunday, May 16, 2004 8:17:38 AM It is totally false. Microsoft never sends out emails with patches for it's software. In addition, they usually include a PGP key. You could try running the email through SPAM COP, but it is probably not worth the effort. BTW, are you running any AV software? If so, and assuming it is current, it should have detected any attached virus or Trojan horse paraphernalia. -- Gerard Seibert gerard-seibert@rcn.com You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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