FWD: Try this security update from Microsoft. (fwd)

From: Gene Buckle <geneb_at_deltasoft.com>
Date: Wed Apr 16 15:14:00 2003

Actually, that's a virus payload. There is no such fix.

g.


On Wed, 16 Apr 2003, Don Maslin wrote:

> This guy has obviously mined the classiccmp mail list for his
> address list!
> - don
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 11:00:02 +0200
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> Subject: FWD: Try this security update from Microsoft.
>
>
> ----- Original message follows -----
>
> Microsoft Customer
>
> this is the latest version of security update, the
> "April 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
>
> <snip>
>
> [demime 1.01a removed an attachment of type APPLICATION/X-MSDOWNLOAD which had a NAME of update797.exe]
Received on Wed Apr 16 2003 - 15:14:00 BST