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October 3, 2003 at 09:05 AM
mark-it

Email w/ subject MS Security patch

by mark-it . Updated 22 years, 8 months ago

I have been receiving numerous emails that have in the subject line something about the latest MS Security Patch. The message indicates it is from MS TechNet or from Admin or something like that, they vary. I got two that were notices of undeliverable mail.

They all have attachments. I’ve been deleting them, because I’ve heard that MS doesn’t send out security update patch notices.

Has anyone experienced any of these type of emails?

I check the property of the email message and then under the Detail tab to see if there is any telltale sign of where it came from. I noticed one came from a URL with a .jp at the end. Is this from Japan????

Does checking the email message this way through the properties open me up for getting tagged by some virus? I even go so far as to open the Message Source window, which is expandable and a bit easier to view. Does this view open me to being caught by any worms or viruses?

Any constructive comments are greatly appreciated.

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