I think its legit since this same message was sent to my Outlook.com email address.
I was also asked to upgrade my Skype installation. The following is funny; It’s a warning from Microsoft Security Essentials about their own application Skype. Microsoft Security Essentials Items detected on your PC require further analysis. By Sending the files listed below, you can help Microsoft analysts determine whether these items are malicious. File path C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe Privacy statement. Send Selected Do Not Send JR -----Original Message----- From: Skypeenglish [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sarah k Alawami via Skypeenglish Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2015 10:22 AM To: Skype English list Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] Important – new Microsoft Services Agreement & Privacy Statement for Skype It does not look like a lawyer wrote it. it actually looks to me fake. it's too much in the second person. Something sounds fishy, plus I did not see this in the garage blogs or any of the skype blogs I'm subscribed to. Take care to all. 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