... just arrived in my inbox, cleverly disguised as a "security update" from Microsoft (see below; HTML cruft & attachments removed for obvious reasons).
These guys are getting really good at this. This one "looks" official.... You might want to warn your clueless 'doze-using friends... and, as I did minutes ago, offer to help them convert to Linux or Mac.... Ken ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Net Critical Update Date: Sunday 05 October 2003 10:41 From: "MS Internet Security Section" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Microsoft Corporation Customer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Microsoft Customer this is the latest version of security update, the "October 2003, Cumulative Patch" update which fixes all known security vulnerabilities affecting MS Internet Explorer, MS Outlook and MS Outlook Express. Install now to help protect your computer from these vulnerabilities, the most serious of which could allow an attacker to run code on your computer. This update includes the functionality of all previously released patches. Microsoft Product Support Services and Knowledge Base articles can be found on the Microsoft Technical Support web site. http://support.microsoft.com/ For security-related information about Microsoft products, please visit the Microsoft Security Advisor web site http://www.microsoft.com/security/ Thank you for using Microsoft products. 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. ---------------------------------------------- The names of the actual companies and products mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright 2003 Microsoft Corporation. ------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ EuG-LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug
