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Carlo

I know this isn't the best forum for this question, but I
can't think of anywhere else to get help from.
Essentially I am getting up to 10 messages a day from
what is supposed to be "Microsoft Security Support" and
it always looks like its a genuine Microsoft email
telling me to download the latest security patch, but the
attachments the emails come with always say DELETED.txt
which makes me think it is a virus, not to mention the
fact that the emails keep coming and they are always from
different email addresses. Does anyone know how I can
stop this, it is really annoying. Thanks!
 
You are correct, it is a virus, Microsoft never sends attachments with
update or security notices.

You can't stop it because the problem isn't on your computer. As this virus
propagates on other systems, it goes through the address book and sends
itself to everyone in that person's address book. Just be vigilant and keep
deleting them and make sure your antivirus software is up to date.
 
Greetings --

What you received is either a very common, malicious hoax or the
output of a computer infected by one of several widely publicized,
wide-spread, mass emailing worms. The most widely-known are:

W32.Swen.A_mm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]

W32.Dumaru_mm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]

W32.Gibe_mm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]

Microsoft never has, does not currently, and very probably 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

How to Tell If a Microsoft Security-Related Message Is Genuine
http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/authenticate_mail.asp

Any and all legitimate patches and updates are readily available
at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/. (Notice that this is the true
URL, rather than the bogus one that may have been contained in the
email you received.) Any messages that point to any other source(s) or
claim to have the patch attached are bogus.

You're receiving these emails because your email address is in
the address book of someone infected with a worm, and/or because you
posted your real email address somewhere on-line, either in a forum
accessible to the public and spambots, such as Usenet, or on an
untrustworthy web site that subsequently sold your address as part of
a mailing list. One thing you can do is notify _everyone_ with whom
you've ever corresponded via email that one or more of them may be
infected with a mass emailing worm, and should take the appropriate
steps.


Bruce Chambers

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In [email protected],
Carlo said:
...I am getting up to 10 messages a day ....Does anyone know how I can
stop this, it is really annoying. Thanks!
Click to expand...

Hi Carlo,

If you read email with Outlook or Outlook Express you can set up message
rules to funnel these messages directly into the Deleted Items folder.
You'll have to experiment a little with what keywords to use to catch these
messages.
 
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