"Flyer_Bolt" <FlyerB***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AE02A3A1-40B8-49C4-90FF-CE0C472CAD54@microsoft.com...
> two times I have received the following mail, sent by:
> custumerservice(at)microsoft.com, the attachement however was immidiately
> blocked by my Norton 360, saying it contains the Infostealer KB830265:
> What´s going on, is that a new cheat?
>
> Text of both mails:
>
> Dear Microsoft Customer,
>
> Please notice that Microsoft company has recently issued a Security Update
> for OS Microsoft Windows. The update applies to the following OS versions:
> Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Millenium,
> Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista.
>
> Please notice, that present update applies to high-priority updates
> category. In order to help protect your computer against security threats
> and
> performance problems, we strongly recommend you to install this update.
>
> Since public distribution of this Update through the official website
> http://www.microsoft.com would have result in efficient creation of a
> malicious software, we made a decision to issue an experimental private
> version of an update for all Microsoft Windows OS users.
>
> As your computer is set to receive notifications when new updates are
> available, you have received this notice.
>
> In order to start the update, please follow the step-by-step instruction:
> 1. Run the file, that you have received along with this message.
> 2. Carefully follow all the instructions you see on the screen.
>
> If nothing changes after you have run the file, probably in the settings
> of
> your OS you have an indication to run all the updates at a background
> routine. In that case, at this point the upgrade of your OS will be
> finished.
>
> We apologize for any inconvenience this back order may be causing you.
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> Steve Lipner
> Director of Security Assurance
> Microsoft Corp.
>
>
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> --
> Thomas Bolt
> Austria

"Flyer_Bolt" wrote:

> two times I have received the following mail, sent by:
> custumerservice(at)microsoft.com, the attachement however was immidiately
> blocked by my Norton 360, saying it contains the Infostealer KB830265:
> What´s going on, is that a new cheat?
>
> Text of both mails:
>
> Dear Microsoft Customer,
>
> Please notice that Microsoft company has recently issued a Security Update
> for OS Microsoft Windows. The update applies to the following OS versions:
> Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Millenium,
> Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista.
>
> Please notice, that present update applies to high-priority updates
> category. In order to help protect your computer against security threats and
> performance problems, we strongly recommend you to install this update.
>
> Since public distribution of this Update through the official website
> http://www.microsoft.com would have result in efficient creation of a
> malicious software, we made a decision to issue an experimental private
> version of an update for all Microsoft Windows OS users.
>
> As your computer is set to receive notifications when new updates are
> available, you have received this notice.
>
> In order to start the update, please follow the step-by-step instruction:
> 1. Run the file, that you have received along with this message.
> 2. Carefully follow all the instructions you see on the screen.
>
> If nothing changes after you have run the file, probably in the settings of
> your OS you have an indication to run all the updates at a background
> routine. In that case, at this point the upgrade of your OS will be finished.
>
> We apologize for any inconvenience this back order may be causing you.
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> Steve Lipner
> Director of Security Assurance
> Microsoft Corp.
>
>
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> --
> Thomas Bolt
> Austria

"Salvador Manaois III" wrote:

> Malware most likely.
>
> http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/101308-experimental-security-fix-is-malware.html
>
> "The fake alerts describe themselves as part of a new "experimental
> private version of an update for all Microsoft Windows OS users,"
> Microsoft said in a note on the scam, posted Monday."
>
> --
> Salvador Manaois III
> MCSE MCSA CEH MCITP | Enterprise/Server Admin
> Bytes & Badz : http://badzmanaois.blogspot.com
>
>
> "Flyer_Bolt" wrote:
>
> > two times I have received the following mail, sent by:
> > custumerservice(at)microsoft.com, the attachement however was immidiately
> > blocked by my Norton 360, saying it contains the Infostealer KB830265:
> > What´s going on, is that a new cheat?
> >
> > Text of both mails:
> >
> > Dear Microsoft Customer,
> >
> > Please notice that Microsoft company has recently issued a Security Update
> > for OS Microsoft Windows. The update applies to the following OS versions:
> > Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Millenium,
> > Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista.
> >
> > Please notice, that present update applies to high-priority updates
> > category. In order to help protect your computer against security threats and
> > performance problems, we strongly recommend you to install this update.
> >
> > Since public distribution of this Update through the official website
> > http://www.microsoft.com would have result in efficient creation of a
> > malicious software, we made a decision to issue an experimental private
> > version of an update for all Microsoft Windows OS users.
> >
> > As your computer is set to receive notifications when new updates are
> > available, you have received this notice.
> >
> > In order to start the update, please follow the step-by-step instruction:
> > 1. Run the file, that you have received along with this message.
> > 2. Carefully follow all the instructions you see on the screen.
> >
> > If nothing changes after you have run the file, probably in the settings of
> > your OS you have an indication to run all the updates at a background
> > routine. In that case, at this point the upgrade of your OS will be finished.
> >
> > We apologize for any inconvenience this back order may be causing you.
> >
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Steve Lipner
> > Director of Security Assurance
> > Microsoft Corp.
> >
> >
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> > --
> > Thomas Bolt
> > Austria