Has anyone else gotten this?

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I got this email... (you dont have to read it all)

Microsoft Client

this is the latest version of security update, the
"July 2003, Cumulative Patch" update which eliminates
all known security vulnerabilities affecting Internet
Explorer,
Outlook and Outlook Express as well as five newly
discovered vulnerabilities. Install now to protect your
computer
from these vulnerabilities, the most serious of which
could allow
an attacker to run executable on your system. This update
includes
the functionality of all previously released patches.

System requirements Win 9x/Me/2000/NT/XP
This update applies to Microsoft Internet Explorer,
version 4.01 and later
Microsoft Outlook, version 8.00 and later
Microsoft Outlook Express, version 4.01 and later
Recommendation Customers should install the patch at the
earliest opportunity.
How to install Run attached file. Click Yes on displayed
dialog box.
How to use You don't need to do anything after installing
this item.

Microsoft Product Support Services and Knowledge Base
articles
can be found on the Microsoft Technical Support web site.
For security-related information about Microsoft
products, please
visit the Microsoft Security Advisor web site, or Contact
us.

Please do not reply to this message. It was sent from an
unmonitored
e-mail address and we are unable to respond to any
replies.

Thank you for using Microsoft products.

With friendly greetings,
Microsoft Internet Security Division

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?2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. The
names of the actual companies
and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of
their respective owners.

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Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by DrWeb32 anti-virus system
(http://www.drweb32.com).
Release Date: 11.7.2003
Download Attachment: update345.exe
 
Greetings --

Any and all legitimate patches and updates are readily available
at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/. Any messages that point to
any other source(s) or claim to have the patch attached are bogus.

What you probably received is the output of a computer infected by
one of several relatively new, but wide-spread, mass emailing worms.

Microsoft never has, does not currently, and never will email
unsolicited security patches. At the most, if, and only if, you
subscribe to their security notification newsletter, they will send
you an email informing you that a new patch is available for
downloading.

Microsoft Policies on Software Distribution
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/?url=/technet/security/policy/swdist.asp

Information on Bogus Microsoft Security Bulletin Emails
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/news/patch_hoax.asp


Bruce Chambers

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