***READ BEFORE POSTING*** - (ANOTHER) VIRUS "FROM MICROSOFT"

[Keith W. McCammon]

There is yet another virus in the wild purporting to be a Microsoft security
update. And, in the interest of not having to explain this on a
case-by-case basis, I thought a little Q&A would be helpful:

PROBLEM: I just got an e-mail from Microsoft that contain a virus.

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Q: Who should I call?

A: No one. Delete the e-mail and update your virus definitions.

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Q: Why did Microsoft send me a virus?

A: They didn't. Read your SMTP headers. Someone simply used a Microsoft
return and/or display address.

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Q: How is an everyday Joe like me supposed to know that Microsoft doesn't
e-mail security updates to users?

A: A good place to start is the Microsoft Security site at
http://microsoft.com/security. You can find lots of information here,
including statements like this:
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/TechNet/security
/news/patch_hoax.asp>.

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Q: Microsoft has tons of money. Why doesn't Microsoft track down offenders
and stop them from sending these e-mails?

A: Because Microsoft is not capable of, nor do they have the jurisdiction to
police the Internet.

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Q: I'd demand that the person who sent me this virus be caught. What should
I do?

A: First, gather official data sufficient to prove that the virus resulted
in considerable financial loss to you or your organization ($20,000US+ is a
good place to start). Once you've done this, call the FBI.

More to come I'm sure...

[Torrey]

Good idea, but it will get lost in the shuffle. You should have used a
future date. Much to the bane of usenet I know, but sometimes necessary.

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[Karl Levinson [x y] mvp]

It's been done before. Won't work here. See my other post.

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