Paranoia sometimes pays off - I would suspect it and delete it. MS generally doesn't send anything you have to
open - unless you intentionally asked them to. Their updates would probably include only a link, not an
attachment. You might think about sending it to McAfee or Norton for analysis. hth

Al Thompson

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dencer Brenda"
Subject: [PCSOFT] virus??


> Got a message from Microsoft Security ("Thank you for using Microsoft
> products. With friendly greetings, MS Internet Security Center.") about
> "this is the latest version of security update, the  "2 Mar 2002 Cumulative
> Patch" update which eliminates all known security vulnerabilities affecting
> Internet Explorer and MS Outlook/Express as well as six new vulnerabilities,
> and is discussed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-005. Install now to
> protect your computer from these vulnerabilities, the most serious of which
> could allow an attacker to run code on your computer."
>
> I haven't touched the .exe file that is attached because I'm paranoid.
> Microsoft has never sent me anything telling me their software is faulty and
> offering me help.
>
> Is this one of the viri going around?
>
> TIA,
> Brenda

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