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Re: Virus Disguised as XP Update? Or not?

maayan — Wed, 21 Jan 2004 18:06:53 -0000

my icq shuts down by itselves.

Re: Virus Disguised as XP Update? Or not?

Jocelyn — Sun, 11 Jan 2004 22:34:25 -0000

T'as bien fait de te méfier, le machin s'appelle Xombe, c'est un Trojan horse pas très méchant.
http://www.pcworld.com/news...

Re: Virus Disguised as XP Update? Or not?

Steph — Fri, 09 Jan 2004 20:33:39 -0000

ça c'est clair, et tous les utilisateurs un peu avertis (moi y compris!) le savent depuis belle lurette.

Disons que ce que je voulais dire, c'est que je ne blâmerais pas l'utilisateur un peu néophyte qui tomberait dans le panneau -- il fait assez "sérieux", leur faux e-mail Microsoft!

Re: Virus Disguised as XP Update? Or not?

Barzi — Fri, 09 Jan 2004 18:25:53 -0000

Il est très simple de changer l'adresse d'expéditeur d'un mail. C'est navrant, mais c'est comme cela. Ce n'est pas un bug, c'est un fonction.

Re: Virus Disguised as XP Update? Or not?

raphael wils — Fri, 09 Jan 2004 10:51:09 -0000

Microsoft never send any email for windows update. It is better to remove immediately such emails. as any emails from unknown people with objects differents from images.

Re: Virus Disguised as XP Update? Or not?

Raphaël Wils — Fri, 09 Jan 2004 10:49:30 -0000

Microsoft never send any email for windows update. It is better to remove immediately such emails. as any emails from unknown people with objects differents from images.

Re: Virus Disguised as XP Update? Or not?

Somebaudy — Fri, 09 Jan 2004 08:43:44 -0000

http://www.hoaxbuster.com/h...

http://www.microsoft.com/fr...

Re: Virus Disguised as XP Update? Or not?

Steph — Fri, 09 Jan 2004 07:26:51 -0000

You seem to think like me. What I find frightening is how "real" the e-mail looks. Seems to me the chances an unexperienced user with XP would install the attachment are pretty high.

Re: Virus Disguised as XP Update? Or not?

Eric Daspet — Fri, 09 Jan 2004 07:17:33 -0000

Never trust an email. If a company really wants to send a such email, there will always be a link to the official website on a page describing the same thing as the email, where you can download the file.

For MS policy about emails you can check :
- french : http://www.microsoft.com/fr...
- english : http://www.microsoft.com/se...

Re: Virus Disguised as XP Update? Or not?

Xavier Borderie — Fri, 09 Jan 2004 07:14:59 -0000

Most likely a fake (and prolly a virus, too).
I clearly don't think MS would mail such thing to its clients.
Delete accordingly.