[Elfsea] OT: Valentyn's public service announcement

[Phelippe Descors]

Thanks for the general warning Valentyn.  Also another tip off is that
the senders email address is not from Microsoft.  That's a big tip off
right there that it's a virus

Thanks for taking time out to warn everyone,

	Phelippe

-----Original Message-----
From: elfsea-bounces at ansteorra.org [mailto:elfsea-bounces at ansteorra.org]
On Behalf Of Valentyn Drake
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 4:51 PM
To: Barony of Elfsea
Subject: [Elfsea] OT: Valentyn's public service announcement

Another email virus is running around right now -- the email looks like
it's
from Microsoft, tries to get you to install an attachment which
supposedly
will protect your computer from certain vulnerabilities.

Just in case anyone on the list is tempted to run the attachments:
Microsoft
NEVER pushes security upgrades, patches, or anything else out blindly.
The
only way you get a file from us is to request it directly.  The email
with
the current virus was actually written pretty well; it looks quite a bit
like a Microsoft web page.  It's not, though, and like anything else,
you
shouldn't run it if you don't know whence it came.

If you're using a Windows operating system, go to Windows Update and get
the
real security patches.

And now, back to your regularly scheduled barony.

Valentyn




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