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Talonboy
May 12th, 2003, 02:55 PM
I am getting more emails like this. Are these for real or fake ?

Emails

FROM : Microsoft Corporation Internet Security Center <kbonaav_vhqcunfz@technet.microsoft.com>
TO : "Microsoft Corporation Consumer"@comcast.net <"Microsoft Corporation Consumer"@comcast.net>

SUBJECT: Microsoft Security Update

This message has been processed by Brightmail(r) Anti-Virus using
Symantec's AntiVirus Technology.

update801.exe was infected with the malicious virus W32.Gibe.B@mm and has been deleted because the file cannot be cleaned.


For more information on anti-virus tips and technology, visit
http://www.brightmail.com/antivirus.

Ya_know
May 12th, 2003, 03:15 PM
Originally posted by Talonboy
I am getting more emails like this. Are these for real or fake ?

Emails

FROM : Microsoft Corporation Internet Security Center <kbonaav_vhqcunfz@technet.microsoft.com>
TO : "Microsoft Corporation Consumer"@comcast.net <"Microsoft Corporation Consumer"@comcast.net>

SUBJECT: Microsoft Security Update

This message has been processed by Brightmail(r) Anti-Virus using
Symantec's AntiVirus Technology.

update801.exe was infected with the malicious virus W32.Gibe.B@mm and has been deleted because the file cannot be cleaned.


For more information on anti-virus tips and technology, visit
http://www.brightmail.com/antivirus.
Judging by the email you posted, this is an email that didn't make it to you. It was stopped by antivirus on one of the mail servers that you accessed, or that the email was distributed through.

Talonboy
May 12th, 2003, 03:18 PM
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

i like that then :thumbs:

Rellik
May 12th, 2003, 04:57 PM
I have got those faux security updates from time to time. Scanning them with norton reveals thew same thing.

I am certainly glad I know better then to open an attachment without scanning it.

In this case you are better off by going to windows update then trust some e-mail